59 killed on Wisconsin roads in June

Updated: Thursday, 02 Jul 2009, 1:59 PM CDT
Published : Thursday, 02 Jul 2009, 1:59 PM CDT

A total of 59 people died in 48 crashes on Wisconsin roads in June, the state Department of Transportation said.

The number is up from June 2008, when 55 people died. It was the seventh-safest June since World War II.

As of June 30, a total of 247 people have died in 217 Wisconsin traffic crashes during 2009, including 41 motorcycle drivers, five motorcycle passengers, five bicyclists and 10 pedestrians. Traffic deaths through June were six fewer than during the same period in 2008 and 76 fewer than the five-year average.

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