Wings for Life World Run. The Wings for Life World Run. The race where every participant is sure to finish! The Wings for Life World Run is a global charity event with a unique, and uniquely fun, format. Itâs a worldwide run where everybody starts simultaneously and the finish line chases you! Hereâs how it works: On one day each year, the Wings for Life World Run takes place at event locations across the planet.
Fatal crash totals. There were 30,057 fatal motor vehicle crashes in the United States in 2013 in which 32,719 deaths occurred. This resulted in national motor vehicle crash death rates of 10.3 deaths per 100,000 people and 1.11 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled.
Car crashes are a terrifying risk of driving. Death rates from car accidents vary highly across the U.S. Researcher Michael Sivak of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute analyzed recent trends in fatalities from car crashes in each state. From this study, here are the number of road fatalities in 2012 per 100,000 people in each state: Business Insider/Andy Kiersz, data from Michael Sivak, University of Michigan. North Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming are the most dangerous states, with over 20 deaths per 100,000 people each.