New York State Motor Vehicle Crash Statistics:
Provided by the NYS D.M.V (link to full report below)
2006 Annual Summary
270,700 reported motor vehicle crashes (201,600 Police Reported)
138,311 non-fatal personal injury crashes
1,410 persons killed
769 crashes per day (approx.)
4 deaths per day (approx.)
11,369,280 Issued NYS Drivers License in 2007
10,664,811 Vehicles Registered in NYS 2007
Driver Inattention/Distraction is the single most cause of motor vehicle
crashes
Unsafe Speeds are the single most common cause of motor vehicle fatalities