Highway fatalities across Kentucky increased in 2014 following a record low year in 2013. Kentucky Office of Highway Safety preliminary figures indicate 667 people lost their lives on Kentucky roadways last year, up 29 from the previous year. KOHS Director Bill Bell says gas prices ‘went through the floor’ and more people were on the road. “On the initial look, that’s probably the main reason for the drastic increase we had in late November through the end of December,” said Bell.
Heading into November, Bell says the state was on pace to record its lowest fatality rate in more than a half century. Bell says alcohol related crashes were down by more than two percent. He says final figures for 2014 won’t be in for another month or so.
