A child was hit by a vehicle in front of an elementary school in Texas, police confirmed on Oct. 9.
The incident took place early Wednesday outside Oran Roberts Elementary School in El Paso just before 8 a.m.
It hasn’t been confirmed if the victim was a student at the school. It also wasn’t clear if the driver of the vehicle is being detained or charged.
Police also confirmed the incident with KFOX and 4 News.
Police have not issued a public statement as of yet.
The child was hit on Thorne Street.
Mortality Figures in the United States
According to 2017 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the 10 leading causes of death in the United States were: heart disease, cancer, unintentional injuries, chronic lower respiratory diseases, stroke, Alzheimer disease, diabetes, influenza and pneumonia, kidney disease, and suicide.These further break down as follows: the most common are unintentional poisoning deaths (58,335), followed by motor vehicle traffic deaths (40,327), and unintentional fall deaths in third place (34,673).
Fatal Car Crash Statistics
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, analyzing data from the Department of Transportation, there were 37,133 deaths from car accidents in 2017, the last year full data is available for. The deaths occurred across 34,247 fatal motor vehicle accidents. The number means 11.4 deaths per 100,000 people and 1.16 deaths per 100 million miles traveled, although those numbers can vary widely across states.The highest deaths per 100,000 population were in Mississippi, which saw 23.1 such deaths, and the most deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled were in South Carolina, which saw 1.80 such deaths.
The majority of fatal accidents are single-vehicle crashes, the institute noted.
The Department of Transportation said in October 2018 that there were 37,133 deaths from motor vehicle crashes in 2017, a decrease of almost 2 percent from 2016. In comparison, there was an increase of about 6.5 percent from 2015 to 2016 and an increase of about 8 percent from 2014 to 2015. Pedestrian fatalities also declined by about 2 percent. While deaths in both categories declined, officials said more can be done.