(Iowa DOT Headquarters in Ames, Iowa - KIWA Staff Photo)Iowa (RI) — Iowa traffic deaths are trending slightly ahead of the state’s record low last year, but are still down overall compared to previous years.
Iowa DOT’s Garrett Reeder tracked the numbers.
He says October was the fifth consecutive month this year where fatalities were matching or below 2025 levels.
During his report to the state transportation commission, he says other warm weather months have gone against the trend.
Reeder says the number of multiple-death crashes in 2026 have increased compared to last year.
Reeder reported that 241 fatal traffic accidents had occurred by Tuesday morning, but the number was updated to 243 by day’s end. The total is 11 deaths above the same date last year and 45 deaths below the five-year average for the same time period.
