Nebraska Department of Transportation reports increase in deadly crashes in 2022

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – In June alone, Nebraska saw 20 crashes that resulted in the deaths of 23 people, according to the Department of Transportation.

It brings this year’s death toll to 126, an increase of 21 from the state’s average from 2018 to 2021.

Of those killed in June, 10 were not using seat belts, 15 were in rural areas and three were motorcyclists.

Last month’s count is less than the 29 reported during June 2021, the department said.

This does not include a recent spate of traffic deaths locally, including a Lincoln middle school teacher who was killed in a crash near Sterling on Sunday.

A motorcyclist died a week after a crash on O Street, which marked the fourth death on the road since Memorial Day weekend.

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