Twenty-six people were killed on Nebraska roadways during the month of January. The Nebraska Department of Transportation reports that the fatalities occurred in 23 accidents. Eight of the 21 vehicle occupants killed were not wearing seatbelts, seven were using seatbelts, and six were unknown.
Nineteen of the fatalities happened in rural areas. There were four fatal accidents on the interstate, 13 on other highways, and nine on local roads. Two killed were motorcyclists and three were pedestrians.
There were 24 fatal accidents in January of 2021. Only seven of those were wearing a seatbelt. There were 17 fatality accidents in January of 2020, 8 in 2019, and 15 in 2018.