There has been a troubling and unexplained rise in the number of state troopers struck and killed while on duty outside their vehicles. “Drivers are becoming numb to the external events of the car:”
Nationwide, 14 troopers have been killed in this manner so far in 2019, compared with nine for all of 2017, the latest year available, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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