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Alert Issued For Statewide Spike In Fatal Motorcycle Crashes Alert Issued For Statewide Spike In Fatal Motorcycle Crashes
Alert Issued For Statewide Spike In Fatal Motorcycle Crashes There has been a noteworthy increase in fatal motorcycle crashes in New York, prompting state officials to issue an alert warning cyclists to be more cautious, specifically with the arrival of the holiday weekend. There has been a 17 percent spike in fatal crashes in New York through mid-August compared to the same time period last year, according to the Traffic Safety Management and Research at the University at Albany's Rockefeller College. Last year, through Aug. 15, there were 73 reported fatal motorcycle crashes, compared to 86 this year. There are more than 800,000 lic…

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by Zak Failla