This marked the first time since 2020 that the number of deaths fell below 40,000. “It’s encouraging to see that traffic fatalities are continuing to fall from their COVID pandemic highs ...

Nearly 24,000 people died in passenger vehicles and over 6,300 motorcyclists were killed that year in traffic crashes. Deaths among pedestrians and large trucks accounted for the remainder.

Three climbers from Renton, Washington died while climbing a popular peak in North Cascades National Park over the weekend. A fourth climber survived.