The following information covers crash statistics for the United States.  San Diego has increased travel in the summer as a vacation destination.  Please be safe as you travel this summer.

Annual United States Road Crash Statistics*

• Over 37,000 people die in road crashes each year
• An additional 2.35 million are injured or disabled
• Over 1,600 children under 15 years of age die each year
• Nearly 8,000 people are killed in crashes involving drivers ages 16-20
• Road crashes cost the U.S. $230.6 billion per year, or an average of $820 per person
• Road crashes are the single greatest annual cause of death of healthy U.S. citizens traveling abroad

*http://asirt.org/initiatives/informing-road-users/road-safety-facts/road-crash-statistics

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