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Traffic fatalities were down in Summit County last year, but a reduction in cars on the road during the pandemic might actually have increased dangerous driving behavior among some.
Last year, the number of traffic fatalities dropped considerably in Colorado State Patrol’s District 4, which encompasses Summit, Eagle, Garfield, Grand, Jackson, Lake, Mesa, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco and Routt counties. From 2019-20, the area saw a drop from 56 traffic fatalities to 41, a more than 26% decrease. Similarly, the area saw a 26% decrease in fatalities related to impaired driving incidents, from 23 to 17.
In Summit County alone, the number of fatalities dropped from six to one, and the number of fatalities involving impaired drivers dropped from two to zero. Capt. Jared Rapp, commander of the Colorado State Patrol’s Troop 4C based in Frisco which includes Summit, Eagle, Pitkin, Garfield and Lake counties said his troop dealt with 14 fatal