Preliminary figures indicate highway fatalies in Kentucky declined in 2017 to 770, down from 834 in 2016. According to the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety and the Kentucky State Police, this is Kentucky’s first roadway fatality decrease since 2013, when 638 fatalities were recorded. KOHS Executive Director Dr. Noelle Hunter commends Kentuckians for taking responsibility behind the wheel. She said they are encouraged by the reduction want the traveling public to know they’ve done a great job in helping their efforts to save lives.