Austin, TX – Texas will mark a grim milestone Friday — 24 straight years without a single day free of a traffic fatality.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), someone has been killed in a crash on a Texas road every day since Nov. 7, 2000. The agency is partnering with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to raise awareness through its ongoing safety campaign, #EndTheStreakTX.
Officials are urging all Texans to drive attentively, wear seat belts, follow posted speed limits, and avoid impaired or distracted driving.
“Every day, someone loses a loved one on a Texas road,” DPS said in its announcement. “There’s nothing to celebrate.”
TxDOT estimates that more than 79,000 lives have been lost since the streak began. The department says its goal remains to reach a day — and eventually a year — without a single roadway death.
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