Show Accidents Take Lives in Utah in 1957 Utah accidents of all types last tea ca took lives caused 40 40 JO 10 juries and acid resulted in an 3 economic loss of 43 43 according to preliminary i arcs released today by the Safety Council The Tha figures are fairly complete for cor th the traffic toll but fina final figures for the other will probably n net t Je available for some time yet because of unavoidable delays in reporting an and tabulating Thus the preliminary totals will show a slight increase when the final count is made Traffic deaths were almost almost almost al al- most double the second highest cause which took lives in home accidents However home accidents caused three times the number of personal injuries caused caus caus- caused ed cd by traffic accidents with 16 16 SOO for the former Cormer against for traffic Public non-motor non vehicle accidents accidents ac ac- was third leading cause of death accounting for 80 lives lost and injuries Drowns Drown Drown- Ings were the leading cause in inthis inthis inthis this category with 26 deaths Falls In the home accounted for 60 deaths nearly half halt the total in the home classification The 1956 final totals for all accidents in Utah were deaths Injuries and economic economic ec ec- loss of The increase In 1957 economic losses over 1956 Is reflected In th the Increase increase In in- crease in 1957 traffic deaths |