Fatal crashes increased on N.J. highways in 2020, despite drop in traffic
Updated Jan 11, 2021;
Posted Jan 11, 2021
Motor vehicle accident on Route 130 north bound lanes near the intersection of S. River Road in Cranbury Township. Wednesday, November 11, 2020.
Patti Sapone | NJ Advance Media
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New Jersey finished 2020 with a five percent increase in traffic fatalities compared to 2019, despite a drop in people driving when coronavirus travel restrictions were in place last spring, foreshadowing what might happen nationally.
The grim statistic, which safety experts blamed on bad driver behavior, saw 27 more people killed in 548 traffic crashes and collisions for a total of 585 deaths, according to State Police statistics.
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