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Massachusetts Car Accident Facts in 2007
Passenger cars, SUVs, minivans, pickup trucks and other motor vehicles provide the necessary means of transportation in Massachusetts and throughout the rest of the United States. Although these motor vehicles make life more convenient, these vehicles also pose significant risks of serious injuries and death.
Car accidents are the leading cause of death for people ages 3 through 6 and 8 through 34.
Car Accidents in Massachusetts
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) National Center for Statistics and Analysis compiles all of the crash data throughout the country each year. This information shows the number of traffic crashes, injuries, property damage and fatalities.
According to the most recent report, there were an estimated 6,024,000 traffic crashes throughout the country reported to the police in 2007. That same year, 41,059 people were killed in traffic accidents and 2,491,000 were injured in the United States.
These figures translate into 112 deaths each day from motor vehicle crashes, which means someone died every 13 minutes.
Among the 6,024,000 accidents, 4,275,000 of the crashes only involved property damage.
The NHTSA received the data relating to crash fatalities from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). FARS is a census of fatal crashes within the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. According to the 2007 data, there were 417 traffic fatalities in Massachusetts alone.
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Source: NHTSA's Overview Traffic Safety Fact Sheet (DOT-HS-810-993)
