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Despite overall drop in traffic deaths, pedestrian fatalities remain stubbornly high in Maine

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation January 06, 2024

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A woman crossing the street on her way home from church on Christmas Eve in South Portland. A man walking along a quiet, two-lane road in Standish. A man wearing a fluorescent vest while walking along Broadway in Bangor. Their deaths were among the 20 pedestrians hit and killed by vehicles last year in Maine, a number that remains stubbornly high even as the number of people killed in car crashes drops. Pedestrian deaths have been on the rise in... + full article



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