31.   At least one storm-related traffic death was reported in Indiana, and one person died there while shoveling snow.

32.   At least one traffic death was blamed on the storm.

33.   Authorities also blamed the hurricane for two traffic deaths on Puerto Rico, in which a car ran off a rain-slick road and hit a tree.

34.   At least one Texas traffic death was blamed on the storm.

35.   At least seven traffic deaths were blamed on the weather Wednesday, one in Texas, one in Missouri, two in Arkansas and three in Indiana.

36.   Authorities in Minnesota said the snow was a factor in at least four traffic deaths.

37.   Bad roads and reckless driving have contributed to a rise in traffic deaths in Lebanon in recent years.

38.   But the panel said the shift to smaller, lighter cars could result in many additional traffic deaths.

39.   Eighteen more traffic deaths reported to federal regulators investigating Firestone tire recall.

40.   Five traffic deaths were blamed on the weather on the northern Plains and Upper Midwest.