January 14, 2016
Driver inattention was the top factor in fatal collisions in 2014, more than speeding and drug or alcohol impairment, according to a State Police analysis. Jersey Journal reports. Of the 582 drivers involved in a fatal crash, driver inattention was a factor for 190 of them, and reached a five-year high in 2014. Alcohol impairment was a factor for 174 drivers and 70 drivers were deemed to be driving at an unsafe speed, the analysis said. A total of 523 fatal crashes occurred in 2014, killing 556 people. Of those 170 were pedestrians and 11 were riding bicycles. Two less people died in crashes in 2015, though an analysis of that year’s crash data is not yet available. It’s the fifth consecutive year that driver…