Killer Autos

• The economic cost alone of motor vehicle crashes in 2000 was $230.6 billion.
• In 2005 over 2.5 million people were injured in automobile accidents, and 43,443 lost their lives.
• In 2005 the fatality rate per 100,000 population was 14.66.
• An average of 119 persons died each day in motor vehicle crashes in 2005--one every 12 minutes.
• Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for every age from 3 through 33.