2019 data published by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows that there
were over 6,200 pedestrian deaths that year, accounting for 17% of all
car crash fatalities.
Of these deaths, over 1,200 of them (21%) involved a hit-and-run accident.
In general, individuals who are 70 years or older are the most at-risk
for pedestrian accidents.
The IIHS also reported that in 2019, 42% of pedestrians over the age of
16 who were killed at night had a blood alcohol content of 0.08% or higher.
82% of pedestrian deaths occurred in urban areas, as opposed to highways,
interstates, or rural areas.