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Louisiana, Missouri And Minnesota Report Increases In Traffic Fatalities

Several states including Louisiana, Missouri and Minnesota have reported increases in traffic and pedestrian fatalities amid the pandemic.

Here & Now’s Robin Young speaks to Lisa Freeman, executive director of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, about the rates of deadly crashes and accidents.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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