{
  "id": 1505873,
  "title": "Top album releases linked to rise in fatal crashes as ‘distracted’ drivers access music",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/top-album-releases-linked-to-rise-in-fatal-crashes-as-distracted",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T15:00:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/17/top-album-releases-linked-to-rise-in-fatal-crashes-as-distracted-drivers-access-music"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Harvard study finds traffic fatalities increase by 15% on release dates compared with similar days either side The release of a new album by Taylor Swift might be a cause for celebration among her fans, but such events have also been linked to a more sombre phenomenon: an increase in fatal car crashes. The team behind a new study say it sheds light on the impact of distracted driving. “You can’t…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}