MADISON (WITI) -- A total of 36 people died in traffic crashes in Wisconsin last month, which was the deadliest March on Wisconsin roads since 2007 when 58 fatalities occurred, according to preliminary statistics from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT).
Traffic deaths last month were four more than March of 2014 and six more than the five-year average for March.
As of March 31, a total of 98 people have died in Wisconsin traffic crashes during 2015 including eight pedestrians, two bicyclists and one motorcycle operator. Traffic deaths through the end of March were 13 more than during the same period in 2014 and five more than the five-year average.
With the start of the road construction season, WisDOT is urging drivers to be extremely cautious in work zones.
In a news release, David Pabst, director of the WisDOT Bureau of Transportation Safety said the following: