Texas tops list of most U.S. traffic deaths in
construction work zones
January 07, 2015
The National Work Zone Safety
Information Clearinghouse has released the latest data tally of
deaths in motor vehicle traffic crashes in construction work zones, broken
down by state.
Of 32,719 traffic fatalities in
2013, 579 occurred in work zones. Texas topped the list, with 104 fatalities
occurring in a work zone. The NWZSIC pulls the data from the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Rounding out the top five were
Florida, 69 fatalities; California, 51 fatalities; Illinois, 30 fatalities and
Georgia, 23 fatalities. Only Vermont and Washington, D.C. had no work zone
fatalities.
The National Work Zone Safety
Information Clearinghouse is a project of the American Road and Transportation
Builders’ Association’s Transportation Development Foundation.
You can see the top 10 states
with the most work zone traffic fatalities in the chart below and you can see all 50 states by clicking here.
