OKLAHOMA MEDIA ADVISORY
OKLAHOMA TRAFFIC FATALITY RATES AND TRENDS EXAMINED IN NEW REPORT; FATAL AND SERIOUS CRASHES COST OKLAHOMA $17 BILLION ANNUALLY IN SOCIETAL COSTS; STEPS BEING IMPLEMENTED TO IMPROVE HIGHWAY SAFETY
Local speakers join national research group for virtual news conference to release report examining highway safety in Oklahoma and steps to reduce serious and fatal crashes.
WHEN:
Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. CDT
Virtual news conference – Click Here for Zoom Web Conference
Or iPhone one-tap: US: +13017158592,,86188859947#,,,,*056387#
Or Telephone: +1 301 715 8592
Report available on TRIP website at 10:00 a.m. CDT
WHAT:
A new report from TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit based in Washington, DC. will examine the number and rate of traffic fatalities in Oklahoma, bicycle and pedestrian fatalities, work zone fatalities, the number of crash-related injuries, the cost of traffic crashes and potential solutions to reduce traffic crashes and fatalities in the state.
The report, “Getting Home Safely: Examining traffic safety in Oklahoma and further steps needed to improve traffic safety in the Sooner State,” examines highway safety in Oklahoma, describes efforts the state has made to reduce traffic fatalities in the state, and includes steps that can be taken to further improve traffic safety.
Local speakers will join TRIP at a virtual news conference on Thursday to highlight the report’s findings.
WHO:
Lieutenant Mark Southall, Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Rocky Moretti, Director of Policy & Research, TRIP
CONTACT:
Rocky Moretti – TRIP | 202.262.0714 (cell)
Carolyn Bonifas Kelly – TRIP | 703.801.9212 (cell)