CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - The Wyoming Department of Transportation is launching a highway safety awareness campaign after a spate of recent highway deaths.
The Casper Star-Tribune reports (https://bit.ly/2o4lyg3 ) that the agency will use message boards throughout the state to display messages reminding drivers to check their seat belts and speed. The signs will also display the number of deaths on Wyoming roads this year.
Thus far, 18 people have been killed in crashes in 2017.
The recent number of deaths comes after fatal crashes on the state were on the decline. According to the Highway Safety Office, n 2014 there were 150 deaths and 131 fatal crashes. By 2016, the numbers were 112 and 100.
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Information from: Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune, https://www.trib.com
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