Illinois Fatal Crash Statistics updates monthly on the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) website, and as of right now the state is reporting a higher number of fatalities than last year at the same time. There could be many reasons for the increase; however, it may be part of an ongoing trend of lower fatalities throughout Illinois.
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As of the end of November 2020, there had been 881 fatal crashes in which there were 963 fatalities. At the same time last year there had been 925. That amounts to a difference of 38 total fatalities.
There were 1,009 total fatalities in 2019, which was down from 1,035 fatalities in 2018 and 1,090 in 2017.
Although IDOT doesn’t track causes of each fatal crash, they do record some information that can lead to an understanding of why people did not survive those Illinois car accidents.
In 241 of the 2020 wrecks, a restraint was not used or was improperly used. This is down from 263 in 2019, 261 in 2018, and 270 in 2017.
Nearly 200 of those drivers were unlicensed. This is up from 186 in 2019, 157 in 2018, and 193 in 2017.
Failure to use a seat belt and driving without proper training or without a license can be significant causes of serious car accidents that lead to fatalities.
Most (309) fatal car accidents in 2020 have occurred on State or U.S. highways. However, a close 304 occurred on city streets. Only 196 happened on county-township roads and 154 happened on interstates.
Nearly 30 of the fatalities in Illinois occurred in Work Zones. Work Zones can be difficult to navigate and often result in sudden stopping and lane changes. These wrecks can be dangerous to the people in the motor vehicles as well as roadside workers.
Fatal accidents are more common with motorcyclists than any other vehicle type. There were 131 fatalities with bikers in Illinois in 2020. This is likely because motorcyclists have very little protection and suffer severe, life threatening injuries in an accident.
Pedestrians were involved in 125 fatalities, semi-trucks were in 106 accidents, and pedalcyclists were involved in 25 incidents.
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