North Carolina Law Updates
Northeastern North Carolina doesn’t have the traffic congestion of some of the more populated areas of the state. Even so, several area counties rank among the nation’s most dangerous.
According to new data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the per capita rates of fatal traffic accidents in Tyrrell, Northampton, Gates and Washington counties were nearly double the median fatality rates for all counties in the United States in 2012.
- Gates Co.—33.70 traffic deaths per 100,000 population