August Traffic Fatality Toll

Sept. 16, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — During the month of August 2024, nineteen people were killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska roadways, according to data collected by the Nebraska Department of Transportation.

¨       These 19 fatalities occurred in 18 fatal crashes.
¨       Thirteen of the fatalities were in rural locations*.
¨       There were three fatalities on the interstate, six on other highways, and ten on local roads.
¨       Two of the fatalities were pedestrians.
¨       Three of the fatalities were motorcyclists.      
¨       Two of the fatalities were bicyclists.    
¨       One fatality was driving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV).
¨       One fatality was driving a farm tractor.

There were 19 fatalities in August of 2023. Only 34 of the 121 vehicle occupants killed during 2024 were using seatbelts. 

* The Federal Highway Administration definition for urban is an area with a population of 5,000 or more.

This report includes information available through August 18, 2024 from the Highway Safety Section, Traffic

Engineering Division, Nebraska Department of Transportation. For additional information, contact NDOT

Communications and Public Policy Division at (402) 479‑4512.