Pedestrian deaths up in New Jersey
Pedestrian deaths are up sharply in New Jersey, ending a two-year trend since Gov. Jon Corzine implemented a $74 million safety plan. Fatalities are up 34 percent from this time last year, with 122 pedestrian
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Oct 14, 2009, 12:42 AM
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Pedestrian deaths are up sharply in New Jersey, ending a two-year trend since Gov. Jon Corzine implemented a $74 million safety plan.
Fatalities are up 34 percent from this time last year, with 122 pedestrian deaths statewide. Three are killed every week on average.
Corzine's plan invested funds into educating both drivers and pedestrians, as well as posting traffic signs.
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