November 9, 2020 | By Greene Broillet & Wheeler
California’s dense population means that car accidents are prevalent. Our infographic below lays our recent statistics regarding car crashes in this state:
The 2017 Mileage Death Rate (MDR) – fatalities per 100 million miles traveled – is 1.13.
Teen motor vehicle fatalities (age 16-19) increased 21.4% from 168 in 2017 to 204 in 2018.
Distracted driving killed 2,841 people in 2018 alone.
In 2018, 42% of all drivers killed in motor vehicle crashes, who were tested, tested positive for legal and/or illegal drugs.
Overall traffic fatalities decreased from 3,884 in 2017 to 3,563 in 2018.
Source: https://www.ots.ca.gov/ots-and-traffic-safety/score-card/
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This page has been written, edited, and reviewed by a team of legal writers following our comprehensive editorial guidelines. This page was approved by Founding Partiner, Tim J. Wheeler who has more than 20 years of legal experience as a personal injury attorney.