Rural Counties Remain Killing Ground for Traffic Deaths; Watauga in Top Five for Chance of Being in a Collision
Aug. 9, 2012. Rural counties were the killing grounds for traffic deaths in North Carolina last year with the top five counties combining for 61 fatal crashes. The counties with the highest chance of being in any kind of collision were Watauga, Pitt, New Hanover, Person and Cumberland counties. All five also appeared on the list in 2010.
BY REBECCA GITLEN