01/30/2026
3,275 people were killed in distracted driving crashes in 2023.
An estimated 324,819 people were injured in traffic crashes involving distracted drivers in 2023. 8% of fatal crashes, an estimated 13% of injury crashes, and an estimated 13% of all police-reported traffic crashes were reported as distraction-affected in 2023. 7% of drivers 15 to 20 years old involved in fatal crashes were reported as distracted. This age group has the largest proportion of drivers who were distracted at the time of the fatal crashes. 611 nonoccupants (pedestrians, pedal cyclists, and others) were killed in distraction-affected traffic crashes in 2023.
There are many ways to use your phone while driving, but it’s not long before you cause a crash, get a ticket, veer off the road or kill someone else. Enough...