Traffic fatalities on Wyoming roads rose by 14 percent in 2010, largely as a result of more fatal motorcycle and impaired-driving crashes. Deaths in alcohol- and drug-related crashes increased by a third to 68, and accounted for 44 percent of all traffic fatalities in the state during the year. Marilyn Patton, community services coordinator with the Wyoming Department of Health’s Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Division, said there are a number of community and state efforts under way to address substance abuse problems contributing to the impaired-driving fatalities.
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