PennDOT announced on Friday that the number of people who lost their lives on Pennsylvania highways decreased to 1,127 in 2024, the second lowest since record keeping began in 1928 and 82 less than in 2023.

The number of fatalities in impaired driver crashes dropped from 429 in 2023 to 342 last year, and fatalities in lane departure crashes dropped from 629 in 2023 to 537 last year, PennDOT said.

According to their press release, PennDOT annually invests approximately $32.4 million statewide in federal grant funds in behavioral safety programs to reduce fatalities and serious injuries. Approximately $591 million in federal Highway Safety Improvement Program funds were invested in 392 unique safety projects from 2020 to 2024, and another $50 million in state funds was invested in low-cost safety improvements at over a thousand locations, including centerline and edge-line rumble strips, warning signs and pavement markings, and high friction surface treatments.

PennDOT also annually distributes more than $6.2 million from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for impaired driving enforcement.

For more information on reportable crash data, you can visit PennDOT’s Pennsylvania Crash Information Tool (PCIT) website. The 2024 “Facts Book” and “Public Crash Databases” will be available by June 1.