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2009 Fatalities

2008 compared with 2009 fatalities by NHTSA

State

2008 Immersion Fatalities

2009 Immersion Fatalities

Alabama

8

5

Alaska

0

2

Arizona

6

6

Arkansas

9

9

California

29

17

Colorado

5

3

Connecticut

0

2

Delaware

3

0

Dist of Columbia

0

0

Florida

50

34

Georgia

5

2

Hawaii

0

0

Idaho

6

10

Illinois

4

3

Indiana

9

14

Iowa

3

2

Kansas

1

0

Kentucky

6

3

Louisiana

15

18

Maine

0

0

Maryland

2

1

Massachusetts

2

1

Michigan

5

5

Minnesota

5

3

Mississippi

0

0

Missouri

7

11

Montana

0

0

Nebraska

0

0

Nevada

0

0

New Hampshire

3

0

New Jersey

4

2

New Mexico

0

0

New York

10

9

North Carolina

4

8

North Dakota

4

4

Ohio

6

4

Oklahoma

1

8

Oregon

9

4

Pennsylvania

3

1

Rhode Island

0

0

South Carolina

1

1

South Dakota

0

4

Tennessee

2

16

Texas

15

23

Utah

0

1

Vermont

1

5

Virginia

4

0

Washington

7

7

West Virginia

0

1

Wisconsin

5

4

Wyoming

1

0

National

260

253

Puerto Rico

1

0

 

Total number is down from 260 to 253. Indiana is up from 9 to  14 (retention ponds, maybe?).  Texas is up from 15 to 23. Ohio down from 6 to 4. Missouri up from 7 to 11. Louisiana up from 15 to 18. Kentucky down from 6 to 3. Florida down from 50 to 34. California down from 29 to 17. Idaho up from 6 to 10.

Comments

Mary Kay Kidwell - Aug 19, 2011 5:26 PM

Since these statistics were gathered, NHTSA has revised the methodology for tracking vehicle immersion accidents. As a result, there are actually approximately 100 more fatalities per year than previously estimated. These figures do not include off-road accidents.