A recent study found Hawaii has the sixth-highest rate of fatal crashes caused by distracting driving among U.S. states.

The study, commissioned by the Los Angeles-based law firm Simmrin Law and released last month, analyzed traffic fatality data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for all states between 2018 and 2022, focusing on crashes involving distracted driving.

Using U.S. Census population data for each state, the study calculated the average number of fatal distracted- driving crashes per 100,000 residents to identify where the problem is most severe.

According to the study, Hawaii’s average of 1.56 fatal crashes due to distracted driving per 100,000 residents is almost 53% higher than the national average of 1.02. With a population of 1,433,879, the Aloha St

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