New York State Police say that they are currently investigating a crash that claimed the life of a driver. The single-vehicle crash occurred Thursday afternoon on a county route. Not only did first responders have to contend with the expected debris from the accident, police report that electrical wires had fallen from a damaged telephone pole.
According to IIHS, there were 42,514 deaths from motor vehicle crashes in the United States in 2022. This corresponds to 12.8 deaths per 100,000 people. In 2022, there were 1,175 fatal motor vehicle crashes in New York state, which amounts to around 6.0 deaths per 100K people.
New York State Police Investigate Crash That Claimed Driver’s Life …