October Traffic Fatality Toll

Nov. 15, 2023 (Lincoln, Neb.) — During the month of Oct. 2023, twenty-seven people were killed in
traffic crashes on Nebraska roadways, according to data collected by the Nebraska Department of
Transportation.

¨       These 27 fatalities occurred in 22 fatal crashes.

¨       Twelve of the twenty-one vehicle occupants killed were not using seatbelts, four were using a seatbelt, and
five had seatbelt usage marked as unknown.

¨       Twenty-two of the fatalities were in rural locations*.

¨       There were four fatalities on the interstate, fourteen on other highways, and nine on local roads.

¨       Four of the fatalities were motorcyclists.

¨       Two of the fatalities were pedestrians.

¨       One fatality crash involved a train.

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                                              dot.nebraska.gov/media/3beh405g/tollcompare.pdf

                                                   COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS

• There were 16 fatalities in Oct. of 2022.
• Only 37 of the 148 vehicle occupants killed during 2023 were using seatbelts.

* The Federal Highway Administration definition for urban is an area with a population of 5,000 or more.