The Worst Drivers in America
Which state has the deadliest, least-skilled motorists on the road? The Daily Beast crunches new crash data, ranking all 50—and discovers a huge gap between how Republicans and Democrats drive. Plus, America's 75 Worst Commutes.
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1, North Dakota
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2, Montana
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3, Kentucky
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4, Louisiana
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5, Oklahoma
Gary Crow / AP Photo
6, Alaska
Al Grillo / AP Photo
7, Missouri
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8, Delaware
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9, Idaho
Greg Kreller, Idaho Press-Tribune / AP Photo
10, Texas
Leon Zabava, Pleasanton Express / AP Photo
11, South Dakota
Doug Dreyer / AP Photo
12, Arizona
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13, Kansas
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14, Florida
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15, Hawaii
Carol Cunningham / AP Photo
16, Tennessee
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17, Vermont
Toby Talbo / AP Photo
18, Arkansas
Gareth Patterson / AP Photo
19, Wisconsin
Andy Manis / AP Photo
20, Minnesota
Janet Hostetter / AP Photo
21, New Mexico
Mark Wilson, Roswell Daily Record / AP Photo
22, North Carolina
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23, South Carolina
Mary Ann Chastain / AP Photo
24, Michigan
James Prichard / AP Photo
25, Colorado
Ed Andrieski / AP Photo
26, Alabama
Rob Carr / AP Photo
27, Utah
George Frey / AP Photo
28, Pennsylvania
Joseph Kaczmarek / AP Photo
29, Nevada
Debra Reid / AP Photo
30, Nebraska
Nati Harnik / AP Photo
31, Maine
Joel Page / AP Photo
32, Iowa
Steve Pope / AP Photo
33, Washington
Ted S. Warren / AP Photo
34, New York
Dima Gavrysh / AP Photo
35, Wyoming
Wyoming Highway Patrol / AP Photo
36, Georgia
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37, New Jersey
Curt Hudson / AP Photo
38, Indiana
Joe Raymond / AP Photo
39, West Virginia
Jon C. Hancock / AP Photo
40, California
David Pardo / AP Photo
41, Illinois
Charles Rex Arbogast / AP Photo
42, Maryland
Gerald Martineau / The Washington Post/Getty Images
43, Oregon
Oregon State Police
44, Ohio
Tony Dejak / AP Photo
45, Mississippi
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46, New Hampshire
Jim Cole / AP Photo
47, Massachusetts
Joel Jean-Pierre / AP Photo
48, Rhode Island
Charles Krupa / AP Photo
49, Virginia
Ernie Llewellyn / AP Photo
