April 23, 2007 — -- Accidents caused by sleepy drivers happen in an instant and can be deadly. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, sleepy drivers are responsible for ...

While drunk driving can lead to deadly consequences, so can drowsy driving. With Drowsy Driving Prevention Week beginning soon — it runs Nov. 6-13 — the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) is warning of ...

BOISE, Idaho — As Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. MT on Sunday, AAA Idaho is reminding Gem State residents to avoid drowsy driving. A recent study simulated 150 miles of driving on a highway at ...

Between 2017 and 2021, nearly 18% of all traffic fatalities involved a drowsy driver, accounting for close to 30,000 lost lives, according to a new report. Drowsiness as a factor in road crash deaths ...

(CBS DETROIT) - A new AAA study shows that drowsy driving is 10 times higher than reported in fatal crashes. The report shows that 18% (30,000) of all traffic fatalities involved drowsy drivers ...

May 31 (Reuters) - Being sleepy behind the wheel is almost as dangerous as drinking and driving, according to a study from France, with drivers who were either drunk or sleepy at least twice as likely ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - More than 60% of adults in the United States have driven drowsy, according to new research from the National Sleep Foundation. About 70% of those drowsy drivers are parents, ...

With daylight saving time approaching on Sunday, darker mornings and lost hour of sleep will lead to more drowsy drivers, AAA warns. A soon-to-be-published study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic ...

Falling asleep behind the wheel may happen more often than you think. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says drowsy driving is a growing problem. One in 24 drivers reported they had dozed ...

The long hours on the road take a heavy toll on a person, but for a truck driver, it can be more severe. Fatigue among truck drivers is taken as a very critical matter that might lead to drastic ...

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office (VCSO) says a “sleepy driver” crashed into a school bus Friday morning. VCSO says at around 7:09 a.m., deputies responded to a traffic ...