TRAFFIC DEATHS ON IOWA ROADWAYS HAVE BEEN RUNNING BELOW AVERAGE, AND THE STATE IS ON A PACE TO END UP BELOW 300 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS.
THERE WERE 248 TRAFFIC DEATHS THROUGH TUESDAY, WHICH IS 61 BELOW THE SAME DATE LAST YEAR.
THE HEAD OF THE GOVERNOR’S TRAFFIC SAFETY BUREAU, BRETT TJEPKES, SAYS THERE ARE SEVERAL FACTORS IN THE DROP, INCLUDING A BIG LAW CHANGE.
JEPKEYS1 OC……..THEY DRIVE” ;09
TJEPKES SAYS THOUSANDS OF DRIVERS WHO’VE BEEN CAUGHT BREAKING THE LAW ARE GETTING WARNINGS UNTIL JANUARY.
JEPKEYS2 OC……….IN OUR HAND” :19
HE SAYS OTHER EFFORTS TO MAKE THE ROADWAYS SAFER ARE ALSO WORKING.
JEPKEYS3 OC……..DRUNK DRIVING” :13
THE STATE PATROL DOES EDUCATION EVENTS AND THERE’S MORE FOCUS ON EDUCATING YOUNGER DRIVERS.
JEPKEYS4 OC…….WORKING TOGETHER” ;12
TRAFFIC DEATHS HAVE NOT BEEN BELOW 300 AT THIS DATE SINCE 2020, WHEN THEY WERE AT 295.
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