Pedestrian deaths fell modestly last year, but there's still a safety 'crisis'

Pedestrians outside the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan on January 01, 2023. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON — The number of pedestrians killed on U.S. roads declined by 4% in the first half of last year, according to preliminary estimates published Tuesday by the Governors Highway Safety Association.

But pedestrian fatality numbers are still far above their 2019 levels.