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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) PennDOT said traffic deaths in the state fell to a record low in 2025.  

Officials reported 1,047 fatalities, the lowest number since record-keeping began in 1928 and 80 fewer than in 2024. There were 979 fatal crashes, also a record low, compared to 1,060 the previous year. 

PennDOT said there were 109,515 total reportable crashes in 2025, the second-lowest total on record behind 2020, when traffic volumes declined during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The agency said it invested more than $70 million in federal grant funding for behavioral safety programs aimed at reducing fatalities and serious injuries.