August 2025 Traffic Fatality Toll

 During the month of August 2025, twenty-two people were killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska roadways, according to data collected by the Nebraska Department of Transportation.  

¨      These 22 fatalities occurred in 19 fatal crashes.

¨      Thirteen of the fifteen vehicle occupants killed were not using seatbelts, two were using a seatbelt, and zero had seatbelt usage marked as unknown.

¨      Fifteen of the fatalities were in rural locations*.

¨      There were two fatalities on the interstate, eleven on other highways, and nine on local roads.

¨      Three of the fatalities were pedestrians.

¨      Four of the fatalities were motorcyclists.

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 There were 19 fatalities in August of 2024.
Only 38 of the 110 vehicle occupants killed during 2025 were using seatbelts.
 
*The Federal Highway Administration definition for urban is an area with a population of 5,000 or more.

This report includes information available through Sept. 14, 2025 from the Highway Safety Section, Traffic Engineering Division, Nebraska Department of Transportation. For additional information, contact NDOT Communications and Public Policy Division at (402) 479‑4316.