Report: Highway 178 and 99 rank as ninth deadliest roads in California for 2022

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Highway 178 and Highway 99 in Kern County were tied at number nine as the top ten California’s deadliest roads by county in 2022.

According to a report by the Consumer Affairs, deaths from car crashes rose 17% in 2022 from pre-pandemic levels in 2018, even as the state’s population declined.

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