With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety is sending Thanksgiving travelers important lifesaving reminders: buckle up and put the phone down.
Jason Siwula, KOHS Acting Executive Director, said the upcoming holiday is one of the busiest travel times of the year, prompting officials to extend the current ‘Buckle Up Phone Down’ campaign through Thanksgiving.
There were 1,971 crashes during the Thanksgiving holiday last year in Kentucky, resulting in 420 injuries and seven deaths. Of those deaths, three were not wearing a seat belt and one involved distraction.
As of November 21, preliminary numbers indicate there have been 659 deaths in 2019, up 10 compared to the same time last year. Of those deaths, 265 were not wearing a seat belt and more than 140 involved distraction.
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