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Kentucky Road Fatalities Lowest Since 1940s

The number of traffic-related fatalities continues to decrease in Kentucky, with 2013 pacing at the lowest number reported in decades.

By Christina Bramlet | Updated on December 26, 2013

The number of traffic-related fatalities continues to decrease in Kentucky, with the current year pacing at the lowest number reported since the 1940s. 

By mid-December, fewer than 600 traffic-related deaths had been reported in the state, according to the Kentucky State Police. During the same period in 2012 and 2011, there were 746 and 713 road fatalities, respectively. When 2010 and 2009 figures are taken into account—754 and 777 deaths—an overall declining trend becomes evident. 

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