Traffic deaths down this year despite 5 deaths during 4th holiday

Traffic Unit more vital than ever in wake of record year of vehicle deaths - Behind the Badge

Seeing the daily damage and trauma can take its toll, but “that’s the job,” Detective Kelvin Catlin says of working in the Collision Investigation Unit of the Santa Ana Police Department. In the past couple of months, in the wake of one of the city’s more tragic fatal crashes, it has been even tougher. The past 18 months have been difficult overall as Santa Ana experienced a record 31 fatalities from automobile accidents in 2024 — particularly w…

Traffic deaths down this year despite 5 deaths during 4th holiday

(Radio Iowa) – D-O-T director Scott Marler told the Transportation Commission today (Tuesday) that traffic deaths are down so far this year. “Just yesterday we were we were about 11 below our five-year average,” Marler says. There were 132 traffic deaths through today (Tuesday). Marler says there were several deaths during the recent holiday. “Tragically, we saw over the 4th holiday, we saw five fatalities in total over the holiday weekend,” Mar…