According to www.city-data.com, the number of fatal car accidents in 2008 for Raleigh, NC is listed at 31. This number is up slightly from the fatal accident count in 2007, which was reported as 27. One alarming statistic involves the number of fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 15 in 2008. Although an otherwise small number, this statistic is up from 0 accidents caused by drunken drivers in 2007. Overall, the number of 2008 car accident fatalities in Raleigh, NC is listed at 37 (28 in 2007), both numbers being well below the average fatal accident count in the state of North Carolina. Raleigh also had its share of fatal accidents involving pedestrians, listed at 13 in 2008 and 15 in 2007.

See: http://www.city-data.com/accidents/acc-Cary-North-Carolina.html