via Los Angeles Times on December 8, 2021
Car crash deaths have surged during COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s why
By Emily Baumgaertner, Russ Mitchell
The rise in motor vehicle deaths lines up with other pandemic-era trends: Alcohol sales have soared, drug overdoses have set new records and homicides have seen their biggest increase on record. COVID-19 marks “a sea change in psychology,” said Frank Farley, a professor of psychology at ...