Tag: traffic safety

a four lane road with several cars and trucks with trees, grass and a sidewalk on its sides.

Traffic fatalities up in Champaign County this year, data shows

Reports show the county saw the highest number of traffic deaths at this point in a year in over two decades. Officials are taking community input to try and understand why.

A street and University of Illinois campus buildings at night. Red lines show where car tail lights passed by.

Car crashes increased in 2021. On Urbana roads, pedestrians are most at risk

URBANA — In 2021, more than 1,300 people died in car crashes in Illinois. That’s the highest number since 2005. The roadside assistance group AAA is encouraging drivers to adopt safer behaviors in the new year. “When we call a crash an accident, it implies that these tragedies are beyond human influence, and that is