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Iowa drivers need to watch for trick-or-treaters
Posted: 10.26.2010 at 8:07 AM
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DES MOINES, IOWA (AP) -- Iowa transportation officials are reminding drivers to be watchful for treat-or-treaters this Halloween weekend.
The Iowa Department of Transportation says drivers need to scan streets and intersections for little ghosts and goblins.
According to a study over a 20-year period by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, four times the number of elementary and middle school-aged children were killed by a car or truck on Halloween when compared to all other evenings.
Iowa officials say nine pedestrians were injured from Oct. 28-31 last year. In 2008, two pedestrians were killed.
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