John Thune said "every year for the past decade, nearly 5,000 people have died and 125,000 were injured in crashes involving a large truck." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordApril 27, 2010

every year for the past decade, nearly 5,000 people have died and 125,000 were injured in crashes involving a large truck.

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Republican · South Dakota

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Thune emphasizes the high fatalities and injuries from large truck crashes.

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