U.S. Traffic Deaths Rise to Highest Level Since 2007

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Even though Americans drove less in the early days of the COVID pandemic, nearly 39,000 lives were lost on U.S. roadways in 2020 — the highest death toll since 2007.

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Even though Americans drove less in the early days of the COVID pandemic, nearly 39,000 lives were lost on U.S. roadways in 2020 — the highest death toll since 2007.