LANSING, MI (AP)-- Michigan State Police say there were fewer crashes and more deaths on Michigan streets and highways in the latest year.
The agency said Monday that the number of crashes fell 4 percent in to 2012 from the year before. It says there were nearly 274,000 crashes last year, compared with around 284,000 in 2011.
Traffic deaths rose 5 percent -- to 936.
But cellphones were involved in 9 percent fewer crashes.
