TRENTON, N.J.—The number of pedestrians killed by cars in New Jersey spiked in 2014, throwing 2013’s record low figure into reverse.
As of Wednesday morning, State Police reported 563 people were killed in traffic accidents in 2014, 21 more than the year before, when overall fatalities reached their lowest point since the agency began keeping records in the 1940s.
Of the 563 people killed on New Jersey roads, 169 were pedestrians, up 28 percent from 2013, according to State Police statistics. Roughly half of those victims were older than 50, while seven were under 16 years old, and 33 were between 17 and 29.
"We hope the larger trend continues to be a downward slope."
, NJ State Police
