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Tennessee saw the fewest traffic deaths in 48 years during 2011, according to preliminary figures released today by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security. There were 947 traffic-related deaths last year on Tennessee roads.

It was the lowest number of recorded fatalities since 1963 when 941 people died in crashes. The 2011 dip was the third time in 48 years that crash-related deaths dipped below 1,000. Motorcycle deaths dropped 19.1 percent and the number of pedestrians killed fell 4.5 percent.

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