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South Dakota sees 30% jump in traffic fatalities through first six months of 2021 South Dakota experienced the highest spike in deaths on roadways between 2019 and 2020, and the trend continues. A national safety expert says the risky behaviors motorists adopted during the pandemic are exacerbated as people return to the road. Written By: Christopher Vondracek | × PIERRE, S.D. The motorist was not wearing a seatbelt. It s a line that accompanies traffic fatality notices distributed by the South Dakota Department of Public Safety (DPS), and it s been showing up with even more regularity this summer. In fact, South Dakota is seeing a dramatic upswing in traffic deaths, particularly for persons un-buckled, following only a year after they led the nation in the increase of roadway fatalities.

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