Kansas among the most dangerous states for young drivers: Study

A law firm in Louisiana has released a new study that ranks the top 10 most dangerous states for young drivers, and that list includes Kansas.

Cueria Law Firm's research states that from 2017 to 2021, there were 1,898 fatal crashes in Kansas. Nearly 14% of those, 263, involved a driver between the ages of 15 and 20. The data put the Sunflower State in the number 7 spot. See the top 10 below.

When it comes to the national average 12.12% of the 177,409 fatal crashes for the same period involved a young driver.

“There is cause for concern in this data, as the difference between some states and the national average is huge," attorney Brent Cueria said of the study's findings. "Even some less populated states on the list, with potentially fewer cars on the road, still have fatal crash numbers that go well into the hundreds. Even without cars on the road, however, at a young age, it can be tempting to make the most of an open road by taking risks like speeding, meaning that the most significant danger to you at the wheel could be yourself.“

The law firm said it studied the latest data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.