June 2014 Second Safest Month in Terms of Traffic Deaths Since WWII
Saturday, July 5th, 2014 -- 6:25 AM
-With 49 fatalities in 45 Wisconsin traffic crashes, last month was the second safest month of June in terms of traffic deaths since the end of World War II, according to preliminary statistics from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.The safest month of June occurred in 1946 with 45 fatalities, and the deadliest was in 1956 with 115 fatalities.
Traffic fatalities last month were 12 fewer than in June of 2013, and nine below the five-year average for the month of June. Through the first six months of this year, a total of 215 people have died in Wisconsin traffic crashes, including 32 motorcycle drivers, three motorcycle passengers, 18 pedestrians and one bicyclist.
Traffic deaths through the first half of this year were 11 fewer compared to the same six-month period in 2013 and 29 fewer than the five-year average.
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