March 2022 Traffic Fatality Toll

(Lincoln, Neb.) — During the month of March 2022, twenty-nine people were killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska roadways, according to data collected by the Nebraska Department of Transportation.

These 29 fatalities occurred in 23 fatal crashes.

• Five of the twenty-five vehicle occupants killed were not using seatbelts, eleven were using seatbelts, and nine had seatbelt usage marked as unknown.
• Seventeen of the fatalities were in rural locations*.
• There were six fatalities on the interstate, ten on other highways, and thirteen on local roads.Three of the fatalities were pedestrians.One of the fatalities was a motorcyclist.
• Icy roads & snow were a contributing factor in four fatality crashes resulting in five fatalities.

            COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS

JANUARY - MARCH	FATALITIES	FATAL CRASHES	% CHANGE v. 2022 (FATALITIES)
2022	70	59
2021	45	36	-36.0
2020	45	43	-36.0
2019	44	38	-37.0
2018	50	41	-29.0
2018-2021 Avg.	46	40	-34.0

 

• There were 11 fatalities in March of 2021.
• Only 22 of the 60 vehicle occupants killed during 2022 were using seatbelts.