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Pedestrian deaths hit 28-year high, suggesting SUV boom raises safety risks

February 28, 2019/

Pedestrian deaths

The Governors Highway Safety Association estimated that pedestrian deaths across the nation rose 4 percent to 6,227 last year.

That full-year figure — which is based on a statistical analysis of the first six months of the year — would mark the most pedestrian fatalities since 1990.

, USA TODAY
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