We see or hear about it everyday, accidents on Alabama Highways, especially here in Tuscaloosa County where again this year there a was rise in accidents on the roads. During a five day period this month there was 6 highway deaths alone.

That brought the total number of fatal accidents investigated by Alabama State Troopers to 35 for the year, surpassing the 27 in Tuscaloosa County last year. Overall, law enforcement agencies have investigated 45 fatal crashes throughout the county so far this year, a 15.4 percent increase over 39 during the same time last year, according to the Center for Advanced Public Safety, a research center based at the University of Alabama.

Its Not Just in Alabama but across the country, and a lot of the fatalities can be avoided is people would pay attention and wear seat belts.

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