By Douglas Wolf, Naval Safety Command Public Affairs
The weekend of July 12-13 marked the midpoint of the 101 Critical Days of Summer. There were seven motorcycle fatalities, two vehicle fatalities and one pedestrian fatality during the first half of the summer and we still have a significant portion of the second half left. These losses are tragic and sobering and remind us that we must double down on our efforts to apply the principles of risk management in all our efforts and mitigate the risks we identify.
Navy and Marine Corps mishap data additionally shows there have been more than 150 non-fatal, off-duty events resulting in injury to Sailors and Marines within the first 51 days of summer this year.
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