Deadly Roads Lead Families on Search for Safer Streets Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, a pedestrian was killed every two hours and injured every seven minutes in traffic crashes during 2013. That totaled 4,735 deaths & 66,000 injuries. ( Vaclav Mach / Shutterstock ) Produced by PRI and WNYC