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Why Are Black People Dying More With Traffic Accidents?

Black people made up the largest increase in traffic deaths in 2020 than any other racial group, Yahoo News reported, even with Americans driving less because of the pandemic and people staying home, according to recent data.

CHICAGO DEFENDER – Nearly 40,000 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2020 — the largest projected number of deaths since 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the article read. Black people who died in these types of crashes were up 23 percent from 2019 — the largest increase in traffic deaths among racial groups, according to the administration’s report.

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