March 4, 2020: The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) estimates that 6,590 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle accidents during 2019. That’s a dramatic 60% increase from a decade ago. In 2009, there were 4,109 pedestrian deaths.^[1]

The report notes that pedestrian victims represented 17% of all deaths from motor vehicle accidents in 2018. That’s the highest percentage since 1982.^[1]

Five states—Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, and Texas—accounted for almost half (47%) of all pedestrian deaths.^[1]

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