City Traffic Fatalities Drop To All-time Low

By DAVID SEIFMAN, New York Post
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 10:50am

City traffic fatalities fell to an all-time record low last year, officials said today. Last year, the Department of Transportation said there were 256 traffic fatalities across the five boroughs -- 12 percent less than in 2008 and 35 percent less compared to 2001. The previous record low was set...

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