A conversation with Seattle
Since 2007, about 200 people per year have been killed statewide in “impaired ability” collisions. 213 people killed in 2007, 175 people buried in 2011. Generally, twice the number of total House members, for comparison. Continue reading Recent DUI Body Count Has State Legislature Reviving Stalled Bill
I checked with Washington’s Department of Health death statistics. For 2009, they list 597 firearm deaths, compared to 538 motor vehicle deaths. In 2010, 592 to 510. Oho! you may protest. Those firearm deaths include suicides: 462 suicides, in fact, to 113 homicides in 2010. It’s true. But everyone killed by a gun is still a dead person. Continue reading What Kills More People in Washington State: Cars or Guns?