Truck-involved crash deaths rise
Total traffic deaths on U.S. highways rose 5.6 percent in 2016 to a decade-high of 37,461, with truck-involved fatalities also increasing again, a new report found.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report said fatalities rose 2.6 percent to 1.18 deaths per 100 million miles driven, up from 1.15 one year earlier.