Four Reasons that Pedestrian Deaths Just Hit a 40-Year High
Pedestrian death rates climbed to a 40-year high in 2021, but experts say the factors driving the national traffic violence crisis emerged far earlier.
By
Kea Wilson
4:49 PM CDT on May 26, 2022
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