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A total of 32,719 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2013. The U.S. Department of Transportation's most recent estimate of the annual economic cost of crashes was $242 billion dollars.Contributing to the death toll are alcohol, speeding, lack of safety belt use, and other problematic driver behaviors.Death rates vary by vehicle type, driver age and gender and other factors.rends. A total of 32,719 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2013. These deaths occurred in 30,057 crashes involving 44,868 motor vehicles. This was a decrease in deaths, fatal crashes and motor vehicles involved in fatal crashes compared with 2012.