HIGHWAY DEATHS STUDY 10-18-16

A new study – conducted by the personal finance research group – says that four of the deadliest highways in the country run through Escambia County. The study looked at the total length of each highway nationwide and the number of fatalities that occurred per 100 miles and found that I-10 ranked as the fourth deadliest highway in the country with nearly 55 deaths per 100 miles from Florida to California. Highway 90 ranked 29th with about 21 deaths per 100 miles, Highway 98 was 31st with 20 deaths per 100 miles and Highway 29, ranked as the 35th deadliest highway in America with 14.5 deaths per 100 miles.