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Article: RED-LIGHT RUNNING CAUSING MORE DEATHS INSURANCE STUDY SAYS FATAL CRASHES WENT UP 15 PERCENT FROM '92-96.(News/National/International)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- May 21, 1998
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Byline: Catherine Strong Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- Drivers who run red lights cause a quarter-million traffic crashes a year and a growing number of deaths, according to a study released Wednesday.
The number of fatal crashes involving red-light running has increased 15 percent, from 702 in 1992 to 809 in 1996, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said.
From 1992 through 1996, there were 3,753 crashes caused by a motorist running a red light - about 3 percent of all fatal crashes. Those crashes killed 4,238 people, said study researcher Richard Retting.
Last month, Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater announced a ...