Traffic Fatalities in Georgia Continue to Decline
The Georgia DOT says there are 62 less fatalities in Georgia in 2011, as of Dec. 19.
According to statistics released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Georgia Department of Transportation, 2010 marked the fifth consecutive year that fatalities on Georgia highways were down. As of Dec. 19, statistics indicate that the trend also continued in 2011 with Georgia registering 62 less fatalities than for the same period last year. Officials announced that traffic fatalities dropped substantially last year with a total of 1,244 highway deaths occurring in Georgia according to statistics finalized and published this month. This is a decline of 3.7 percent (48 deaths) from 2009’s 1,292 total and continues the downward trend that began in 2006. Traffic fatalities on Georgia roads in 2010 were down by 500 …
