LANSING, Mich. – Three people were killed in three traffic crashes in Michigan during the Thanksgiving weekend, according to Michigan State Police.
State police say that's a significant decrease from the 12 deaths caused by 11 crashes during the 2013 Thanksgiving weekend.
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One of the three people killed this year was a pedestrian. The other was a driver and the third was a passenger. Alcohol was a factor in one of the crashes, state police say.
"These numbers, which reflect those fatalities reported to the MSP as of 9 a.m. today, represent a 75 percent reduction in traffic fatalities from this same five-day period last year," said Capt. Kari Kusmierz, commander of the MSP Training Division, in a statement. "We are thankful for this reduction in fatalities, but even one traffic death is too many."