Drivers crash less but report injuries more now
A study by the Insurance Research Council finds crashes per insured car fell 16 percent from 1990 to 2000 while injury claims rose 26 percent, driven by strain or sprain cases. They note safer cars, better roads, belt use, and less drunk driving as factors and say advocates push caps on injuries.
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Baltimore mayor urges community action after arson deaths
Baltimore Mayor Martin O Malley called on citizens and businesses to join police in fighting crime after the arson death of Angela Dawson, her husband Darnell Dawson Sr, and five children on Oct 16. A suspect, Darrell Brooks, faces charges as the city notes 220 homicides by Monday amid calls for gun prosecutions, treatment, after school programs, and more street lamps in the affected neighborhood.
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