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Tenn. looks to reverse sharp increase in highway fatalities

GasBuddy Blog -- After achieving record-setting reductions in highway fatalities, Tennessee is now seeing a disturbing increase in crash deaths in 2012.

Tennessee Dept. of Transportation (TDOT) is reporting that from Jan. 1 through April 27 of this year the state has recorded 288 fatalities; 27 more than what occurred during the same period in 2011. In March alone, there were 104 fatalities across the state compared to 80 in March of 2011. In order to reverse the trend, TDOT and the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) are implementing public communications and more aggressive enforcement of seat belt and DUI laws.

This week TDOT has begun posting a running daily roadway fatality count on overhead electronic signage in the state's urban areas...

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Submitted May 03, 2012 By: PD

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