Inattention and distraction remained the number one contributing factor in the 2015 Annual report of vehicle collisions.

The Washington Traffic Safety Commission reported injury accidents every 11 minutes and a deadly collision every 16 hours. Total fatalities jumped 20% from 2014.  The report said a vehicle was involved in a collision every 4 and a half minutes in 2015

New 2016 statistics are out and show over 11% of Chelan County drivers and 17% of Douglas County drivers are distracted behind the wheel.   The rate of distracted driving in Grant County was 12.4%  The lowest rate was recorded in Cowlitz County at just 3.6% and the highest rate was found in Kitsap County at 20.5% just above Kittitas County's rate of 20.1%  The statewide average was just over 9%.

Distracted driving included using a phone, eating, attending to pets or children and tuning a radio.

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