Two years ago, Nebraska had the lowest per-capita fatality rate for pedestrians in the country with just 13.
But those numbers are headed in the wrong direction. Last year, the state had 22 pedestrian deaths. This year, thanks to a recent rash of fatalities, there have already been 27.
That’s a nearly 108% increase since 2023 and the most in one year since at least 1992, which is as far back as Nebraska Department of Transportation records go…