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Michigan crashes: Deaths fall in 2023, work zone accidents up. What to know
The number of fatalities in work zones rose from 17 in 2019 to 24 last year, a 41% increase. In 2019, there were 5,808 crashes in work zones. That jumped to 8,017 last year. Although the state recorded a drop in traffic crashes and fatalities, some …