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Accident Facts

In 2002, 42,815 people lost their lives in motor vehicle crashes -an increase of 1.5 percent from 2001 (42,196). The fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles of travel in 2002 was 1.51. The injury rate per 100 million vehicle miles of travel in 2002 was 103. The fatality rate per 100,000 population was 14.85 in 2002, slightly higher than the 2001 rate of 14.79. An average of 117 persons died each day in motor vehicle crashes in 2002- one every 12 minutes. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for every age from 2 through 33 years old. Vehicle occupants accounted for 87 percent of traffic fatalities in 2002. The remaining 13 percent were pedestrians, pedalcyclists, and other nonoccupants.

Table 1. Motor Vehicle Occupants and Nonoccupants Killed and Injured,1992-2002

Table 2. Persons Killed and Injured and Fatality and Injury Rates,1992-2002

Contact our Alaska Accident Lawyers if you have ever experienced a personal injury and think others are at fault for the accident.

Did You Know?

The Highest Number Of Traffic Accident Deaths In A Year Happened In California
In 2003, the highest number of fatal traffic accidents happened in the state of California, with a overwhelming 5,725 deaths due to auto accidents in one year.

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Terms

Today's Terms

Uninsured Motorist Coverage (UMC)

Definition:
Provides coverage for a policyholder involved in a collision with a driver who does not have liability insurance.

Comparative Negligence

Definition:
The percentage of fault shared by each driver in an accident in which both contribute to causing the collision.

Hit and Run

Definition:
An accident caused by someone who does not stop to assist or provide the required and necessary information.

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Resources

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Hot Topics

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Alaska Car Accident Lawyers

If you live in one of the following cities and have been in an auto accident you should contact an Alaska Car Accident Lawyers as soon as possible:

Anchorage
Bethel
Chugiak
Eagle River
Fairbanks
Juneau
Kenai

Ketchikan
Kodiak
North Pole
Palmer
Sitka
Soldotna
Wasilla

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