{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Kentucky highway fatalities declined in 2018 &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"EqKo4JZ8a0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/kentucky-highway-fatalities-declined-in-2018\/\">Kentucky highway fatalities declined in 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/kentucky-highway-fatalities-declined-in-2018\/embed\/#?secret=EqKo4JZ8a0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Kentucky highway fatalities declined in 2018&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"EqKo4JZ8a0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/General-crash-teaser22.jpg","thumbnail_width":398,"thumbnail_height":265,"description":"Preliminary figures indicate highway fatalities in Kentucky declined in 2018 to 722, down from 782 in 2017.\u00a0 According to the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety (KOHS), this is the second consecutive year that roadway fatalities have decreased. KOHS Acting Executive Director Jason Siwula commends Kentuckians for being responsible behind the wheel and choosing to practice safe driving behaviors. \u201cWe are encouraged by the reduction in fatalities, and we thank the traveling public for making choices behind the wheel, like buckling up and driving sober, that prevent the loss of life on Kentucky highways,\u201d said Siwula. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t go unnoticed that this year we observed that seat belt usage increased and fatalities decreased.\u201d According to data from the University of Kentucky Transportation Center, Kentucky\u2019s seat belt usage rate rose from 86.8 percent in 2017 to 89.9 percent in 2018. \u201cWhile this achievement demonstrates safety is trending in the right direction, a single fatality is frankly one too many on our roadways,\u201d said Siwula.\u00a0 \u201cWe are committed to continuing work with our local, state, federal and private industry highway safety partners until this number is zero.\u201d The fatality figures will remain preliminary until all highway crash data is collected. A final report will be released in April. \u00a0So far in 2019, preliminary numbers indicate there have been 44 roadway fatalities. Kentucky\u2019s history of highway fatalities: 2000 \u00a0\u00a0 823 2001 \u00a0\u00a0 843 2002 \u00a0\u00a0 915 2003 \u00a0\u00a0 931 2004 \u00a0\u00a0 964 2005 \u00a0\u00a0 985 2006 \u00a0\u00a0 913 2007 \u00a0\u00a0 864 2008 \u00a0\u00a0 826 2009\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 791 2010\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 760 2011\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 721 2012\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 746 2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 638 2014\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 672 2015\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 761 2016\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 834 2017\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 782 2018\u00a0\u00a0 *preliminary 722"}