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1994 CRASH OVERVIEW
- 343 highway fatalities, a 13% increase from 1993
- 28,075 persons injured, a 9% increase from 1993
- 59,272 traffic accidents reported, a 6.4% increase from 1993
- Utah population increased by 2.7% in 1994
- 9% of all vehicles involved in Utah crashes were driven by a person
with an out-of-state driver's license
- 24.5% of all accidents involved only one vehicle
- For every 82 persons injured, one person was killed
- 74% of all accidents occurred between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., while
54% of fatal accidents occurred during this time period
- Sunday was the lowest accident day, with 8% of all accidents
- 38% of all crash victims were between the ages of 16 and 25
- 40% of all vehicles in crashes were driven by 16 to 25 year olds
- 56% of all crash victims were male
- 59% of all vehicles in crashes were driven by males
- The state averaged one accident report every 9 minutes
- The state averaged one injured person every 19 minutes
- The state averaged one fatality every 26 hours
- 18 persons were killed for each 100,000 population
- 12.5% of all fatalities were pedestrians
- 7% of all fatalities were motorcyclists
- 50% of all fatalities were age 25 or under
- 69% of all fatalities were male
- In 58% of all accidents, at least one driver was in violation of a traffic
law
- Your chance of being killed or seriously injured when involved in a
motorcycle crash is approximately 1 out of every 3
- 48% of all traffic violations were given to drivers age 16 to 25
- 27.4% of all fatalities were determined to be alcohol-related by comparing
the law enforcement reports and the Medical Examiner's (BAC) for sobriety
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