ALEM — Parents encounter plenty of scares — imaginary and real — on Halloween. And you may think you’ve experienced them all…but do you want to see something really scary?

Your child is more than twice as likely to be hit and killed by a car on Halloween*.

“Halloween is fun and exciting but one mistake, like jumping into the street between parked cars, can be fatal,” said Transportation Safety Division Administrator Troy E. Costales. “Elementary-age children are at the highest risk. They have a field of vision one-third narrower than an adult. And kids tend to overestimate their abilities. That’s why children should have adult supervision while trick-or-treating.”