U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced updated 2010 fatality and injury data showing that highway deaths fell to 32,885 for the year, the lowest level since 1949. A new NHTSA measure focuses on distractions that are most likely to affect crash involvement, such as distraction by dialing a cellular phone or texting. New data released by NHTSA using its refined methodology show an estimated 3,092 fatalities in distraction-affected crashes in 2010.
