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Michigan DOT Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) Feb. 4, 2020
Michigan DOT sent this bulletin at 02/04/2020 11:12 AM EST
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Feb. 4, 2020 – 62 people have died on Michigan roadways this year. In addition, 253 were seriously injured statewide to date.
Compared to last year at this time there are 18 fewer fatalities and 68 fewer serious injuries.
Numbers are provided by the Michigan State Police.
Preliminary holiday traffic fatalities near all-time lows
January 2020 Safety Network Newsletter
Contact: Office of Highway Safety Planning, Kendall Wingrove, Communications Section Chief
517-284-3147
WingroveK@Michigan.gov
Early reports from the Michigan State Police (MSP)-Criminal Justice Information Center (CJIC) show traffic fatalities in Michigan during both the Christmas holiday period and New Year’s holiday period are among the lowest ever.
Preliminary reports show two traffic fatalities during the 30-hour period from 6 p.m. on December 24 through midnight on December 25. Last year there were 13 fatalities during the Christmas holiday period and there were 11 fatalities in the 2017 period. If the 2019 number doesn’t change, it will be tied for the second lowest number of fatalities for the Christmas period since records were kept starting in 1972. There were also no fatalities in 2002.
For the New Year’s holiday period, preliminary reports show just one traffic fatality between 6 p.m. on December 21 and midnight on January 1. It’s the lowest number of traffic fatalities since 1972. There were nine fatalities during the New Year’s holiday period last year and 12 in 2017.
Both holidays fell during a national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign which ran from December 18 to January 1. In addition to that, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proclaimed December as Impaired Driving Prevention Month in Michigan.