82 people lost their lives on the road during the 100 deadliest days

IDAHO FALLS — While nan agelong betwixt Memorial Day and Labor Day is simply a clip for picnic and celebrations, it’s besides a clip for other vigilance connected nan road.

The Idaho Department of Transportation refers to nan timespan arsenic nan 100 deadliest days. Since schoolhouse is retired and galore group return vacations during nan summer, much drivers deed nan road. As a result, inattention, impaired driving and speeding increase.

ITD precocious released fatality numbers from nan 100 Deadliest Days successful 2024. Statewide, 82 group mislaid their lives successful postulation crashes. This is simply a alteration from 2023 erstwhile 93 group died.

“While location were less crashes than past summer, we still mislaid 82 group during nan 100 Deadliest Days. Every postulation decease is simply a tragedy, and we tin do much to forestall them,” said Highway Safety Manager Josephine Middleton.

During nan 100 deadliest days, Bonneville County had 9 traffic-related deaths, up 1 personification from 2023.

Bannock County had 3 traffic-related deaths, which is down 1 personification from 2023.

Madison County had 1 traffic-related death, an summation from 2023 erstwhile location were nary deaths connected nan road.

2023 information from ITD’s Office of Highway Safety show that nan astir communal contributing facet was not wearing a seatbelt. Thirty-four of nan 92 deaths past twelvemonth progressive not wearing a seatbelt. The 2nd astir communal facet was failing to enactment successful nan lane, which was progressive successful 20 deaths.

ITD recommends drivers ever do nan following:

• Always deterioration a spot belt. It increases your chances of surviving a clang by 50%.
• Drive engaged—no distractions down nan wheel.
• Never portion and drive. Plan a sober thrust location and promote your friends to arsenic well.
• Obey velocity limits, thrust slower if conditions are poor.

“Whether we are driving for activity aliases fun, we tin ever thrust engaged, ever thrust sober, and obey velocity limits truthful that we don’t suffer much Idahoans to postulation crashes,” Middleton said.