SAFETY WATCH

Drivers who run red lights are to blame for more than 800 deaths and 200,000 injuries a year. The states with the highest and lowest rates of such deaths.

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Worst states Deaths ‘92-98 Rate per 100,000 residents Arizona 305 7.1 Nevada 59 3.9 Michigan 355 3.7 Texas 663 3.5 Alabama 143 3.4 New Mexico 56 3.4 Florida 434 3.1 California 956 3.0 Delaware 21 2.9 Indiana 157 2.7

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Best states Deaths ‘92-98 Rate per 100,000 residents N. Dakota 0 0.0 Rhode Island 2 0.2 Montana 2 0.2 New Hampshire 3 0.3 Vermont 2 0.3 Wyoming 2 0.4 S. Dakota 4 0.6 Arkansas 17 0.7 Maine 9 0.7 U.S. 5,951 2.3

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Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, https://www.highwaysafety.org.