Car Crashes Number One Cause Of Death of Americans 4-33 years Old. Be Careful Out There!
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Washington DC September 25., 2004;The NHTSA has reported 42,196 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2001 and that motor vehicle crashes were the 8th-leading cause of deaths among all ages that year. But broken down by age, crashes were the No. 1 cause of deaths for age 2 and then every age from 4 through 33.