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State releases December traffic fatality toll

During the month of December 2021, sixteen people were killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska roadways, according to data collected by the Nebraska Department of Transportation.
♦ These 16 fatalities occurred in 14 fatal crashes.
♦ Four of the eleven vehicle occupants killed were not using seatbelts, four were using seatbelts, and
three had seatbelt usage marked as unknown.
♦ Twelve of the fatalities were in rural locations*.
♦ There was one fatality on the interstate, eight on other highways, and seven on local roads.
♦ Two of the fatalities were motorcyclists.
♦ Three of the fatalities were pedestrians.
♦ There were 10 fatalities in December of 2020.
♦ Only 53 of the 183 vehicle occupants killed during 2021 were using seatbelts.
* The Federal Highway Administration definition for urban is an area with a population of 5,000 or more

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