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Stats and Facts about Car Wrecks in the United States
In 2009 more than 2.3 million drivers and passengers were involved in motor vehicle crashes. In 2010 there were 32,788 fatal car wrecks in the United States. Speeding has been shown to be one of the biggest factors of motor vehicle traffic crashes. In 2009, 31 percent of all fatal motor vehicle crashes listed speed as a contributing factor. There were 10,591 deaths in the United States in 2009 where speed was a contributing factor. Males between the ages of 15-20 have the highest likelihood of being involved in a speeding related crash involving a fatality.

There were 380,000 large trucks involved in motor vehicle crashes in 2008 in the United States. Of those, 4,066 were involved in fatal wrecks. 4,229 people died in 2008 after being involved in a wreck with a large truck and another 90,000 were injured.

Distracted driving continues to be a leading cause of motor vehicle crashes. In 2009, 20 percent of injury crashes involved distracted driving. 995 deaths in motor vehicle crashes in 2009 were reported to involve distracted drivers using cell phones. In 2009 5,474 deaths were reported in the United States for motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers and it is estimated that another 448,000 were injured. 20 years of age and younger were the most likely to be involved in a fatal car wreck involving distracted driving.

All information above was provided by the National Highway Transportation Safety administration. www.nhtsa.gov.

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