Almost half of passengers killed in 2021 car crashes weren't wearing seatbelts: NHTSA

sukanya sitthikongsak/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Nearly half of all vehicle passengers killed on U.S. roads in 2021 were not wearing a seatbelt — the highest number in 10 years, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data
Almost half of passengers killed in 2021 car crashes weren't wearing seatbelts: NHTSA

sukanya sitthikongsak/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Nearly half of all vehicle passengers killed on U.S. roads in 2021 were not wearing a seatbelt — the highest number in 10 years, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data
1.63 million 'excess deaths' among Black Americans compared to white Americans in last 20 years: Study

RubberBall Productions/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new study from the medical journal JAMA Network estimates there were 1.63 million excess deaths among Black Americans between 1999 and 2020. “Excess deaths” is an estimate of how many people
1.63 million 'excess deaths' among Black Americans compared to white Americans in last 20 years: Study

RubberBall Productions/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new study from the medical journal JAMA Network estimates there were 1.63 million excess deaths among Black Americans between 1999 and 2020. “Excess deaths” is an estimate of how many people