| State |
Deaths/100,000 Teen
Drivers |
| KY |
52 |
| MS |
49 |
| SD |
47 |
| DE |
47 |
| AL |
45 |
| TN |
44 |
| SC |
44 |
|
According to statistics from the National
Association of Independent Insurers, the average US
automobile fatality rate was 30 deaths per 100,000 for
teenage drivers in 1998, compared with a rate of 13 for
drivers age 20 and older. States with the highest teen
driver fatality rates
Kentucky--52
Mississippi--49
South Dakota--47
Delaware--47
Tennessee--44
South Carolina--44. |
