Drivers beware: Kentucky traffic deaths on Super Bowl Sunday rank No. 2 in U.S.

Be careful out there on Sunday. Kentucky is one of the most dangerous states to drive in on the day of the Super Bowl, according to a study by partcatalog.com.

The website used data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to determine that Kentucky has the second most fatalities in the country per million registered drivers. Only Louisiana is more dangerous according to their rankings, which are full of southern states.

The NHTSA shows that 13 people died on Super Bowl Sundays on Kentucky roadways from 2014 to 2018. Multiple people were killed on Kentucky roads in each of those five years, including four people on the date of the 2014 Super Bowl.

Other dangerous states for Super Bowl driving include Mississippi, South Carolina and Alabama. Kentucky’s neighbor to the south — Tennessee — was the 10th most dangerous state.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Office of Highway Safety has teamed up with the NHTSA to urge drivers to be responsible driving on Super Bowl Sunday.

“We want everyone to have a good time watching and celebrating the Super Bowl,” Kentucky’s transportation cabinet secretary Jim Gray said in a statement. “All we ask is that if you plan on drinking alcohol, make the right choice and plan for a designated driver before the party begins.”

Preliminary numbers show 121 people in Kentucky were killed in crashes that involved a drunk driver last year, the cabinet said.

Weather shouldn’t be too much of a factor for driving in Kentucky on Super Bowl Sunday. According to WKYT chief meteorologist Chris Bailey, there will be “plenty of sunshine” Sunday.