According to a new analysis of federal highway accident data, released this week, pedestrians older than 60 in Danbury and the rest of Fairfield County face more than three times the risk of being struck and killed by cars as younger state residents.
The analysis was based on National Highway Traffic Administration figures and was conducted by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign. It discovered that 31 out of the 75 pedestrian deaths in 14 cities and towns in Fairfield County from 2003 to 2012 were people over the age of 60. This figure compares with the fact that only 18.2 percent of the county’s population is residents 60 or older.
According to the report, Danbury had four pedestrian fatalities from 2003 to 2012, including a Western Connecticut State University student, Dong Lin, killed in a hit-and-run accident on White Street and Newtown had one pedestrian fatality during the same time frame.
On Friday, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton said pedestrian safety, especially among the city’s elderly population, is something his administration takes seriously.
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