Students moving to Louisiana for college are at higher risk of crashes, study says

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A recent study found that Louisiana was in the top five states where college students are at risk of being in an accident.

Personal injury lawyers at the Schiller Kessler Group looked at crash fatality data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to determine the most dangerous states and counties. The counties that were looked at were those with driving schools. The number of fatal crashes was adjusted based on local populations to calculate a rate per 100,000 residents.

The national average is 52.2 crashes per 100,000 people, the study said.

According to the study, Louisiana was the third most dangerous state with 83.1 crashes per 100,000 residents. St. Helena Parish was found to be the ninth most dangerous area in the country with 295.7 crashes.

The study said South Carolina was the most dangerous for young drivers with 91.1 crashes.

The most dangerous states and counties for college-age drivers, according to the Schiller Kessler Group

1. South Carolina, Jasper County
2. Mississippi,  Jefferson County
3. Louisiana, St. Helena Parish
4. New Mexico, McKinley County
5. Arkansas, Searcy County
6. Alabama, Lawrence County
7. Tennessee, Moore County
8. Florida, Glades County
9. West Virginia, Clay County
10. Wyoming, Sublette County

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