According to a report on MSNBC, a high speed chase by police in Prince George’s County, Maryland, of a fleeing motorcyclist led to four deaths and numerous injuries on May 31, 2007.
The national accidental death rate is 12% higher than it was in 1992.
Published reports in the Virginian Pilot newspaper for the weekend of May 19-20, 2007 included reports of numerous automobile and motorcycle accident deaths.
Two young girls, ages 16 and 17, were killed when rear ended by a drunk driver in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in the past month. The case has shocked the community and gotten a lot of national attention. Part of the attention has been the fact that the drunk driver was an illegal immigrant.
New type of Radar Implemented by North Carolina Highway Patrol–Speeders Beware!