Motorcycle deaths account for increase in traffic fatalities in 2012, according to DMV stats

Deaths on New Hampshire roadways this year have outpaced deaths in 2011 by more than 20 percent, according to state Department of Motor Vehicles data, but one official says the numbers may be misleading. There were 103 traffic deaths from Jan. 1 through Dec. 16. During a similar period in 2011, 84 people lost their lives on New Hampshire roads.