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Missouri has high number of pedestrian deaths on interstates | The Kansas City Star The Kansas City Star

Submitted by Brent Hugh on Sun, 01/25/2015 - 10:11am

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Missouri has a big problem with pedestrians being killed on its share of the Interstate Highway System, according to a study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

The report, which looked at pedestrian deaths in the nation from 1993 to 2012, found that 386 pedestrians were killed on Missouri’s interstate highways during the period. That represented 23 percent of all pedestrian fatalities in the state.

The only state that fared worse was Wyoming, which had 25 percent of pedestrians deaths occurring on interstate highways during that time . . .

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Missouri has high number of pedestrian deaths on interstates | The Kansas City Star The Kansas City Star
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