Kathy Konicki, the retired director of associate safety at Nationwide Insurance, was the recipient of the first-ever fleet safety lifetime achievement award in recognition of her promotion of fleet safety at Nationwide and throughout the industry.
NSC Says Number of Fatal Crashes Caused by Cell Phone Use Underreported
The National Safety Council (NSC) conducted a study, funded in part by Nationwide Insurance, which reviewed 180 fatal crashes from 2009 to 2011. The study found a number of cases of underreporting of cell phone use in crashes in federal and state data.