Heading the wrong way with “wrong-way” driving
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AAA and NTSB Warn of Climbing Rate of Fatal Wrong-Way Crashes
Fatal wrong-way driving crashes on our nation's highways are a persistent and devastating threat that is only getting worse. According to the latest data analysis from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, there were 2,008 deaths from wrong-way driving crashes on divided highways between 2015 and 2018, an average of approximately 500 deaths a year.