WUZZ Radio | radioNOVO News for Lewistown: April 30, 2026

RNN LEWISTOWN 04/30/26          PENNSYLVANIA ROADWAYS ARE SEEING HISTORIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AS TRAFFIC FATALITIES HIT A RECORD LOW. PENNDOT REPORTS THAT 1,047 PEOPLE DIED IN CRASHES LAST YEAR—THE LOWEST NUMBER SINCE RECORD-KEEPING BEGAN IN 1928. OFFICIALS CREDIT THE DROP TO OVER 400-MILLION DOLLARS IN SAFETY INVESTMENTS AND STRICTER ENFORCEMENT, NOTING A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN UNBELTED AND IMPAIRED DRIVING DEATHS.           HOWEVER, AGGRESSIVE DRIVING FATALITIES HAVE SURGED 31-PERCENT SINCE 2020. PENNDOT SECRETARY MIKE CARROLL SAYS WHILE THE PROGRESS IS ENCOURAGING, THE STATE REMAINS COMMITTED TO REACHING A GOAL OF ZERO DEATHS.          MOUNT NITTANY HEALTH IS INVITING THE PUBLIC TO ITS ANNUAL COMMUNITY DAY THIS SATURDAY IN STATE COLLEGE. THE FREE EVENT AT THE TOFTREES LOCATION FEATURES A PLUSH TOY CLINIC, A TOUCH-A-TRUCK EXPERIENCE, AND NEW CARICATURE ARTISTS. FAMILIES CAN ALSO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CAR SEAT SAFETY CHECKS AND HEALTHY SNACK ACTIVITIES FROM 10 A.M. TO 1 P.M. LAST YEAR, OVER 500 PEOPLE TURNED OUT.  ORGANIZERS SAY COMMUNITY DAY IS A PERFECT DAY FOR HEALTH EDUCATION AND FAMILY FUN.