Show Utah Fights To Reduce Toll ToIl On Highways Utah added 15 more traffic deaths to its 1946 list during Sep Sep- September but for the first time dar dar- dared dared ed d hope that it might keep the years year's toll at or near the 1945 level The 1945 total of was of course slightly over the average of the past 12 years and the worst record r cord since 1941 1041 but at one time March 1 1946 1940 was running over last year and at the end of July was still reflecting a 50 in in- crease Without the possible runoff of one or two delayed deaths on I Tuesday the state was only 18 over the Oct 1 1945 record In Inthe Inthe Inthe the last three months of 1945 1045 56 50 persons were killed If the next quarters quarter's toll could be held to 35 deaths Utah could reverse a ana na national na- na trend by holding even evert on its traffic death rate FIVE IN WEEK The heavy henvy Labor day traffic which opened September sprang I a pleasant surprise by remaining deathless but the reaper laid a heavy hea hand on the latter end of the first week killing five persons In the next two weeks only one died of traffic injuries the other nine coming in the last 11 days of the month I The months month's record was dark dark- darkened darkened ened at the last minute by Mon Mon- Mondays Monday's Mondays Monday's Mondays Monday's days day's bus crash near Cedar City again putting Iron county at lit the tho foot of the safe safo driving class with three persons killed in two acci acci- accidents dents Davis county after a death death- free August shared the dubious honor with an identical record Suit Lake City City- added adde two peden- peden t ede to its death list and Cache Grand Tooele Utah Uintah Was Was- Wasatch Wasatch atch and Duchesne Duch counties mark mark- marked ed cd up u one death each PEDESTRIANS DIE In all aU three pedestrians were killed by cars running out of con con- control control and two lost their lives in two car crashes The other fatality was wasa a freak in which a man was thrown from a truck bed September was the third month in which the state showed corresponding months of 1945 July showed a bare decrease 21 to 20 August ended up with 14 deaths compared with 17 last I Iy year y ar and September 1945 killed 20 To continue this trend the October toll of motorists and pe pedestrians pe- pe pedestrians must be held under 18 18 the more less the Ule better bet r i |