Motor vehicle-related deaths - United States, 2005 and 2009.

Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for children, teenagers, and young adults in the United States. In 2009, approximately 36,000 persons were killed in motor vehicle crashes, and racial/ethnic minorities were affected disproportionally. Approximately 4.3% of all American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) deaths and 3.3% of all Hispanic deaths were attributed to crashes, whereas crashes were the cause of death for <1.7% of blacks, whites, and Asian/Pacific Islanders (A/PI).