The Nebraska Department of Transportation released fatality statistics for the month of March 2022. Nebraska DOT reports that 29 people were killed in traffic crashes on roadways.
Statistics snow that:
These 29 fatalities occurred in 23 fatal crashes.
Five of the twenty-five vehicle occupants killed were not using seatbelts, eleven were using seatbelts, and
nine had seatbelt usage marked as unknown.
Seventeen of the fatalities were in rural locations.
There were six fatalities on the interstate, ten on other highways, and thirteen on local roads.
Three of the fatalities were pedestrians.
One of the fatalities was a motorcyclist.
Icy roads and snow were a contributing factor in four fatality crashes resulting in five fatalities.
There were 11 fatalities in March of 2021. Only 22 of the 60 vehicle occupants killed in 2022 were wearing seatbelts. January through March of 2022, there have been 70 fatalities that occurred in 59 accidents. One year ago there were 45 fatalities in 36 accidents.