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NBC 5 Investigates spent more than a year analyzing why Dallas roads are so dangerous and exploring potential safer solutions.

Dallas traffic deaths top 2023, NBC 5 Investigates has been looking into the city’s traffic data. On Friday, local and state leaders held a news conference to update plans to make the city’s deadliest street safer.

With more than two weeks left on the calendar year, the traffic death toll in Dallas has already surpassed last year’s total. City leaders continue pushing for change.

New questions about what’s happened to speed enforcement on Dallas freeways. NBC 5 Investigates has discovered data showing a dramatic drop in tickets issued by Dallas County Sheriffs Deputies — who patrol some of our busiest highways. Senior investigative reporter Scott Friedman continues our traffic safety series — Driven to Death.

Data obtained by NBC 5 Investigates shows the number of speeding tickets given by Dallas County deputies is way down over the last five years. Where is the speed enforcement on busy freeways?

The top transportation leaders have announced new plans to address the most dangerous street in Dallas, prompted by the NBC 5 investigation, Driven to Death, which highlighted dangers on Loop 12 in South Dallas. Senior investigative reporter Scott Friedman has the new details.

It’s a conversation prompted by an NBC 5 investigation, Driven to Death, which highlighted dangers on Loop 12 in southern Dallas, a road that continues to lead the city in traffic deaths and injuries.

Drivers will see lower speed limit signs on U.S. 75/Central Expressway from Downtown Dallas to Mockingbird Lane. Lower limits are also posted now on Loop 12 in Southern Dallas. NBC 5 senior investigative reporter Scott Friedman reports lower speeds are just the beginning of safety changes on the way after our Driven to Death investigative series.

Less than a month after the Dallas City Council voted to change the speed limit on Central Expressway, the signs making the change enforceable were swapped out on Thursday.

The latest crash on Ledbetter Drive that left six children injured in Dallas once again shines a light on Loop 12 and three major issues that continue to put lives at risk on that stretch of road. NBC 5 Investigates senior reporter Scott Friedman explains what’s being done to address the dangers.

Dallas police say a weekend crash that left six children injured was caused by a speeding driver who had been drinking and ran a red light at an intersection along Loop 12/Ledbetter Boulevard. a street that continues to be the most dangerous in Dallas.

A crackdown on speeding in North Texas could put drivers in jail if they’re clocked driving at triple-digit speeds. NBC 5’s Evan Anderson has the details. 

There’s a crackdown on speeding in North Texas where police will put drivers in jail if they’re clocked driving at triple-digit speeds.. Senior Investigative reporter Scott Friedman — continues our series — Driven to Death with the stunning stats from a major police enforcement effort.

There’s a crackdown on speeding on U.S. Highway 75 with one North Texas suburb putting drivers in jail if they’re clocked driving at triple-digit speeds.

Dallas is implementing lower speed limits on some of its most dangerous roads following an NBC 5 investigation. The changes aim to improve safety in light of extreme speeds and a high number of deadly crashes previously reported by NBC 5. Senior investigative reporter Scott Friedman has more.

The Dallas City Council voted Wednesday to reduce speed limits on several stretches of Loop 12 in southern Dallas, where it’s also known as Ledbetter Boulevard, Great Trinity Way and Buckner Boulevard. 

The Dallas City Council has voted to lower the speed limit on U.S. 75 Central Expressway after an NBC 5 investigation exposed extreme speeds and a stunning number of deadly speed-related crashes. TxDot will soon replace the speed limit signs, lowering the limit from 70 to 65 miles per hour between Woodall Rodgers and Mockingbird Lane. Senior Investigative report Scott...

The Dallas City Council voted Wednesday to reduce the speed limit on a portion of U.S. 75 Central Expressway, after NBC 5 Investigates shined a light on extreme speeds and speed-related crashes on that roadway.

New numbers reveal that Loop 12 in Dallas has had the highest number of traffic deaths this year. A recent incident involved a Dallas teenager who was fatally hit while walking to school on the East Ledbetter Road section of Loop 12 near Marsalis. NBC 5 Investigates has been focusing on the dangers on Loop 12 with their series “Driven...

With at least six pedestrians killed in crashes along Loop 12 this year, transportation officials are making “emergency” changes to make the road safer.