Road death rate higher despite fewer miles driven due to Covid, safety officials say

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Through the first six months of 2020, when much of the country was under shelter-in-place restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the rate of traffic fatalities jumped 20% from 2019, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Safety Council. The estimated increase in the death rate reverses a three-year trend of reduced traffic...

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