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Teen highway deaths jump

Last updated Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 10:52am

WASHINGTON — When two 16-year-olds died in a fiery Montgomery County, Md., car crash last March, their demise might have been used as an object lesson for teenage lawlessness. On Tuesday, their deaths became part of a larger, troubling statistic.

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A couple was killed Saturday morning when their vehicle slid off an icy Interstate 215 overpass near North Salt Lake. The woman's unborn child and four dogs in the Dodge Ram also did not survive, say Utah Highway Patrol officials, though the child was flown to Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City in an effort to save the baby's life. (Courtesy of Utah Highway Patrol)

Couple dies in rollover near North Salt Lake

Tim Gurrister Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, January 19, 2013 - 11:51pm

NORTH SALT LAKE -- A couple was killed when their vehicle slid off an Interstate 215 overpass Saturday morning, leaving officlals scrambling to save the pregnant woman’s child.

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Official: UDOT work to improve safety seen in 2012 fatality numbers

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, January 13, 2013 - 1:31am

OGDEN — Deaths on Utah roads continue to trend downward, a new report shows.

The Utah Department of Transportation and Utah Highway Patrol released yearly traffic fatality statistics this week that show 215 people died on Utah’s roads during 2012, a 42 percent drop since 2000. In 2011, the state had 243 fatalities.

The number of fatalities in Utah hasn’t been this low since 1974, said UDOT Executive Director John Njord.

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Gun deaths projected to top auto fatalities

Chris Christoff, Iian Kolet Bloomberg News

Last updated Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - 4:33pm

ATLANTA - Guns and cars have long been among the leading causes of non-medical deaths in the U.S. By 2015, firearm fatalities will probably exceed traffic fatalities for the first time, based on data compiled by Bloomberg.

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