KENTUCKY PRESS NEWS SERVICE
One hundred-four people have died on Kentucky highways so far this year.
That's according to the Transportation Cabinet's Office of Highway
Safety.
That compares to 108 deaths as of this date a year ago. In 2012, 136 fatalities had been reported by this date.
KOHS said 21 percent of the 104 fatalities year to date involve alcohol
use and 40 percent of those killed in accidents wore seat belts while 48
percent did not.
Four of the fatalities involved motorcycles. Nineteen percent of the
fatalities occurred in the 55-64 years age bracket while the 20-24 years
old bracket was second highest with 18 percent of the fatalities year
to date.
