Pedestrian deaths in Texas increase 15% in 2021

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Nine pedestrians died in TxDOT’s Atlanta District as a result of traffic crashes

As pedestrian deaths continue to rise in Texas, TxDOT’s Be Safe. Drive Smart. Campaign urges drivers and pedestrians to watch out for each other. Across Texas in 2021, over 5,366 traffic crashes involving pedestrians occurred, and as a result, 841 people were killed, a 15% increase in pedestrian fatalities over the previous year. Another 1,470 people were seriously injured. In the Atlanta…

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