Utah’s ‘100 Deadliest Days’ end with fewer traffic deaths overall, but motorcycle fatalities hit record high

Labor Day weekend marked the end of what law enforcement defines as the “100 Deadliest Days of Summer."

This year, while the overall number of traffic-related deaths was down in Utah, the number of motorcyclists killed spiked statewide.

Preliminary numbers were released for the 100 deadliest days — the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day when roadway deaths typically rise — by Utah Department of Transportation and Department of Public Safety officials.

So far this year, Utah has seen a nearly 10% decrease in traffic fatalities, as well as an 18% decrease in fatalities during the summer, according to the statement.

The total number of summer crashes is currently at a 10-year low. While encouraging, Utahns are urged to keep that number moving in the right direction, said UDOT Pub