Buckle Up, Phone Down’: Distracted driving deaths on the rise in Wisconsin

Distracted crash deaths are climbing in Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation says it’s because drivers are distracted and not buckling up every time they get on the road. WisDOT reports that 26 people died in distracted driving crash deaths in 2019. In 2021, this number climbed to 40 deaths, nearly a 54% increase over two years. And WisDOT states that over half of those killed in crashes involved someone not wearing a seatbelt.