Motor
vehicle crashes take thousands of lives and cost billions of dollars each year.
Find out what strategies can prevent death and injury in these crashes and save
lives and money.
Over 30,000
people are killed in crashes each year in the United States. In 2005, in
addition to the impact on victims’ family and friends, crash deaths resulted in
$41 billion in medical and work loss costs.
The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2011 to 2020
the Decade of Action for Road Safety, a period
of enhanced focus on protecting people on the world’s roads. CDC is
releasing new fact sheets highlighting state costs of deaths from motor
vehicle crashes to coincide with the May 11 launch of the Decade of Action.
In a
one-year period, motor vehicle crash-related deaths in the United States
resulted in an estimated $41 billion dollars in medical and work loss costs.
According to new estimates released today by CDC, half of this cost ($20.4
billion) can be attributed to only 10 states.
CDC’s data
analysis found that the ten states with the highest medical and work loss costs
were California ($4.16 billion), Texas ($3.50 billion), Florida ($3.16
billion), Georgia ($1.55 billion), Pennsylvania ($1.52 billion), and Tennessee
($1.15 billion).
If you or
someone you know has never been in an accident before and you are not sure what
to do give us a call. We can guide you in the right direction for no cost
to you. Always remember that you hire an Attorney for their services and they
work for you.
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