2/22/16 Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) says motor vehicle crash fatalities rose in 2015 from 2014.
On February 19, 2016 the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) said preliminary figures indicate that motor-vehicle accident deaths increased from 773 in 2014 to 891 in 2015. Although the 2015 total is less than the all-time high in 2006, when 1,301 died, it is worrisome.
ADOT said data through September 2015 show that speeding, impaired driving and failure to use seat belts and other restraints were each factors in more than a third of motor-vehicle crash fatalities.
“A significant cause of fatal crashes in Arizona, in addition to impairment and failing to use seat belts, is speed, unsafe lane changes and following too close,” said Col. Frank Milstead, director of the Arizona Department of Public Safety. “Aggressive driving is a crime and puts everyone on the road at risk. If you see it, report it.”
Mr. Alberto Gutier, director of the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety said, “Alcohol is involved in more than a third of the fatal crashes across the state,”
As mentioned, the highest annual number of motor-vehicle crash fatalities in Arizona occurred in 2006, with 1,301 on highways and local roads. In the five years preceding 2015, the toll was 773 in 2014, 844 in 2013, 831 in 2012, 754 in 2011 and 762 in 2010.
https://azdot.gov/news/motor-vehicle-crash-fatalities-rose-2015-preliminary-data-show
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