Road Debris Can Be Deadly [Fact Sheet]
AAA study says crashes involving debris killed more than 500 drivers over four years.
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A new study says road debris wreaks havoc on U.S. highways. AAA reviewed more than 200-thousand crashes involving debris over the last four years. The auto club says such accidents killed more than 500 people and injured about 39-thousand between 2011 and 2014. Spokesperson Susan Hiltz tells WDET’s Pat Batcheller driver behavior caused more than a third of those crashes. Click on the audio player to hear the conversation.
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