December Traffic Fatality Toll

January 16, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — During the month of December 2023, 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.
¨       Seven of the sixteen vehicle occupants killed were not using seatbelts, three were using a seatbelt, and six had seatbelt usage marked as unknown.
¨       Thirteen of the fatalities were in rural locations*.
¨       There were two fatalities on the interstate, eleven on other highways, and six on local roads.
¨       One of the fatalities was a bicyclist.
¨       Two of the fatalities were pedestrians.
¨       Icy roads were a contributing factor in one of the fatality crashes.

There were 15 fatalities in December of 2022.

Only 49 of the 189 vehicle occupants killed during 2023 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 January 15, 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.