Hmmm, here in the US it is common to see small crosses here and there along our roads -- where someone ran-off, hit something and died.

well - in Europe,too :(
here on the countryside in Germany they put flowers once or more per year

Oh! I did not know that.

Casualties in the War Of The Automobile.

yep - and they are often driving like crazy here
first of all because the formula one racing site Nürburgring is nearby
and secondly they want to get away to parties in bigger cities - out of this barren region - so 1h or more by car heading to Cologne in the north or to Mainz in the south ;)
(really the end of the world - they call the Eifel region "German Siberia" ;)

It was big news here in the US where a car heading into Canada from New York literally exploded when it hit a wall at 100mph.

... there was thinking that it was an act of terrorism.

;-\

pfff... perhaps GLP gas driven ?
happens all the time to these poor guys from courier companies delivering whatsoever - badly paid with a strict routing schedule :(
nearly midnight in ol' Europe
have been in South Carolina 2 years ago... pretty weird: like in the movies -
no ants on the pavement, tiny wooden houses, the SUVs bigger than the houses ;)
lawns cut down just to leave a thin green surface... the people did not understand my English LOL .... also kind of end of the world ;)