Texting and Driving
About 400 fatal crashes happen each year as a direct result of texting and driving. That number increases to over 30,000 when you consider distracted driving as a whole, according to the NHTSA.
May 13, 2022
- Between 2012 and 2019, nearly 26,004 people died in crashes involving a distracted driver. During this time, distraction-related fatalities increased by 10%. (S. Department of Transportation)
Almost 9% of all fatalities are linked to distracted driving. (U.S. DOT) - 16- to 24-year-old drivers have been observed using handheld electronic devices while driving at higher rates than older drivers have since 2007. (U.S. DOT)
- 9% of drivers 15 to 19 years old involved in 2019 fatal crashes were reported as distracted.