Traffic moves along Interstate-80 in Emeryville, California, in November 2024. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Flight delays and the recent government shutdown are pushing more travelers onto US highways this Thanksgiving, raising the risk of wrecks on what is already one of the most dangerous travel periods of the year, data shows.

The crash rate on the Sunday after Thanksgiving is 65% higher compared with the previous Sunday, based on 2024 data analyzed by Samsara, a technology company that tracks commercial fleet safety.

Kelly Soderlund, head of insights at Samsara told CNN, this year could be even more dangerous because of the surge in drivers.

The American Automobile Association projects nearly 82 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home over the h

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