CDC Says US Vehicle Crash Deaths Cost $41 Billion
From CDC at http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2011/p0511_crashdeathcosts.html
CDC Finds Annual Estimated Cost of U.S. Crash-Related Deaths is $41 Billion
More than half of all costs are in 10 states
Motor vehicle crash-related deaths in the United States resulted in an estimated $41 billion in medical and work loss costs in a year, according to state-based estimates released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Half of this cost ($20.4 billion) was in 10 states, the report says.
CDC’s data analysis found that the 10 states with the highest medical and work loss costs were California ($4.16 billion), Texas ($3.50 billion), Florida ($3.16 billion), Georgia ($1.55 billion), Pennsylvania ($1.52 billion), North Carolina ($1.50 billion), New York ($1.33 billion), Illinois ($1.32 billion), Ohio ($1.23 billion), and Tennessee ($1.15 billion).
These cost findings are based on 2005 data, which is the most recent year for which comprehensive data on costs associated with crash deaths is available. The study was not configured to develop an explanation for the variation in state costs…. To find cost data for your state, visit www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/statecosts.