| Fatal Crashes Affected By Distracted Drivers, 2016 |
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Crashes |
Drivers |
Fatalities |
| Total fatal crashes |
34,439 |
51,914 |
37,461 |
| Distracted-affected fatal crashes |
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| Number of distracted-affected
fatal crashes |
3,157 |
3,210 |
3,450 |
| Percent of total fatal crashes |
9% |
6% |
9% |
| Cellphone in use in distracted-affected
fatal crashes |
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| Number of cellphone distracted-affected
fatal crashes |
444 |
457 |
486 |
| Percent of fatal distracted-affected crashes |
14% |
14% |
14% |
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |
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