Project Yoga Richmond held a benefit Sunday for the woman killed and the other cyclist critically injured after being hit by a driver last weekend in Henrico County.
muntean. reporter: the headlines are relentless and indiscriminate. in indiana, four dead including a member of congress. los angeles, five dead. in illinois, eight dead, including all six members of the family. the losses tell the story of what safety advocates call a crisis on our roads. the overall numbers are still moving in the wrong direction. reporter: new data from the national highway safety traffic administration shows 9560 people were killed on u.s. roads in the first three months of this year. that s a 7% jump over the same period last year, and the highest for a first quarter in 20 years. we had hoped these trends were limited to 2020, but sadly they aren t. risky behaviors skyrocketed, and traffic fatalities spiked. reporter: virginia saw one of the biggest increases nationwide with traffic deaths spiking more than 70% in the first quarter. last week near richland, jonah holland was cycling along a