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THP to enforce seat belt usage this Memorial Day Weekend
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
That's up from 13 fatalities in 2010. Last year, alcohol was involved in six of the fatalities, and 50 percent of the vehicle occupants killed were not wearing seat belts. During the 78-hour holiday time period, two pedestrians and seven motorcyclists ...

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Lowville man dies in motorcycle crash; 2nd fatality of the day
Utica Observer Dispatch
Alcohol and speed were both factors in the crash, deputies said. Boonville Ambulance, Boonville Fire Department and state police assisted at the scene. Earlier Monday, another motorcycle fatality was reported after Van Williams, 30, of Oneida lost ...

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Testimony opens in fraternity-fatality trial
Ithaca Journal
ITHACA -- With McGraw Tower looming through the east window of the Old Courthouse, testimony began Monday in the trial of three men accused of hazing in last year's death of a Cornell University student. Prosecutors contend that alcohol, ...

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New Study: No Progress in Reducing Motorcyclist Deaths
MarketWatch (press release)
Based upon preliminary data from 50 states and the District of Columbia, GHSA projects that motorcycle fatalities remained at about 4500 in 2011, the same level as 2010. Meanwhile, earlier this month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ...
As crash deaths continue to decline the number of motorcycle fatalities have notWashington Post
Fatal Motorcycle Crashes Showed No Improvement Last YearPropertyCasualty360
No Progress in Reducing U.S. Motorcycle Deaths: ReportU.S. News & World Report

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Worrying rise in road fatality
The Borneo Post
“Like driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, speed management like driving over the speed limit, not wearing basic safety measures such safety belts and helmets, and tail gaiting,” he said. The campaign is a collaboration between Shell ...

ProPublica
In Race For Better Cell Service, Men Who Climb Towers Pay With Their Lives
ProPublica
Of the 33 tower fatalities for which autopsy records were available, 10 showed climbers had drugs or alcohol in their systems. “It's the wild, wild west of the technology industry,” said Victor Guerrero, a construction project manager and former ...

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Boaters warned to beware dams
Timesonline.com
According to the US Coast Guard, there were 4588 boating accidents on the country's waterways in 2011; those incidents caused 3081 injuries and 758 fatalities during the year. And alcohol was involved in half of those fatalities.
Authorities Stress Boating Safety Following Fatal River AccidentPatch.com

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Father Blames Auburn Police Officer's Leniency for Walton County Fatality
Patch.com
Blood tests showed the teen's blood alcohol level at .217. WSBTV reports a metro Atlanta father claims his son died because an officer with the Auburn Police Department was too lenient during a traffic stop. According to the report, Chris Walker, ...

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Local driver convicted of a DUI will be sentenced at Argonaut High School's ...
TSPN TV NEWS
It is estimated 40 percent of all traffic accidents with a fatality are alcohol related. Taylor said motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for people age 15-19, with the primary collision factor being alcohol.

Inside insurance: A sober reality
Savannah Morning News
By David Colmans The US Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA, nhtsa.dot.gov) reports there is an alcohol-impaired traffic fatality every 51 minutes. Alcohol-impaired crashes are those that involve at least ...

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