The United States Department of Transportation’s (US DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently released its annual traffic crash data from 2020 along with some upsetting news. In 2020 alone, there were more than 38,824 fatalities in motor vehicle accidents throughout the U.S., marking the highest number of traffic deaths since 2007.
The NHTSA highlighted a number of concerning statistics in its annual traffic crash data from 2020, including:
The NHTSA also underscored some alarming trends in the fatality data for certain key categories between 2019 and 2020, including:
In January of 2022, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced a comprehensive National Roadway Safety Strategy (NRSS) in response to the traffic fatality crisis. The NRSS is designed to act as a roadmap for the future, laying out a safe system approach with multiple safety features, including “safer roads, safer people, safer vehicles, safer speeds, and better post-crash care.”
The strategy is accompanied by an “unprecedented” level of safety funding from the recent Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Mr. Buttigieg expressed hope that these efforts and resources will affect changes that allow Americans to leave their homes knowing they will reach their destinations safely.
If you have been injured in a Texas traffic accident, you may be entitled to compensation if someone else’s negligence was to blame. At the Law Offices of Michael Gopin, PLLC, our dedicated El Paso attorneys can help you seek the compensation you are owed and hold the negligent party accountable for the harm you’ve suffered. Contact us today to learn more in a free initial consultation.
Michael J. Gopin has practiced law in El Paso since 1987. Even after more than 30 years, he still remembers his first jury case. It was two weeks after receiving his license, when he represented a person whose life had been forever changed after being blinded in a work-related incident...