fatalities

Nine people died in traffic accidents on the Illinois Tollway system in 2009, the lowest year's number in the 60 year history of the Chicago area tollroads. Annual traffic deaths have always previously been in the double-digits. In 2008 19 died.

Ten people died in a multi-vehicle crash today on Will Rogers Turnpike (I-44) in far northeast Oklahoma after an 18-wheeler slammed into stopped traffic at high speed.

Traffic was stopped because of an earlier non-fatal crash. People on the scene are reported saying the truck barely slowed before hitting an SUV at the tail of a backup, suggesting driver inattention was the cause.