(The Center Square) – Mississippi, Wyoming and Arkansas lead the nation in car crash fatalities, according to a new report
The Welcome Law Firm, a personal injury and immigration legal clinic, analyzed fatal crash data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration between 2020 and 2024 in order to determine which states recorded the highest number of fatal crashes across the country.Â
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