A newly published study has found that traffic deaths exceeded homicides in metro Atlanta last year. The report, “The Human Cost of Mobility,” was published by mobility advocacy group Propel ATL.
Data from the report shows that, in 2024, traffic crashes killed 425 people. That’s about 30 more lives lost compared to homicides. According to Propel ATL, the report findings are similar to national trends.
On Thursday’s edition of “Closer Look,” program host Rose Scott talked with Propel ATL’s executive director, Rebecca Serna and Rashida Collier. They discuss some of the key findings of the report, as well as policy recommendations they feel could make Georgia streets safer. Collier also talked about her late father, a cyclist, who was featured in the report. He was the victim of a still unresolved deadly hit-and-run crash on Thanksgiving Day 2023.
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