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Motor vehicle crashes are a serious problem in the U.S.

• More than 120,000 Americans died and 7.4 million were injured as result of motor vehicle crashes during the 3-year period 2006-2008

• Automobile crashes continue to be the largest single cause of death for young people between the ages of 4 and 33

• Each year, economic costs of crashes total $230.5 billion

• The problem is most acute in rural regions