Show in Killed in Highway y Cr Crashes 1 During Past Year j WASHINGTON March 24 AP AP Persons Persons killed in highway accidents accidents' in in 1927 were estimated at today by the American can I association A I. I to total total total to- to I tal of were s seriously in in injured i lured and economic losses were I placed at exclusive of minor minor damage to o motor ve ye- hides The total killed an increase of 1316 over over 1926 and the injuries and attendant losses the tho association asso asso- said brings forcibly to mind the need for immediate adoption of uniform traffic cedes and expansion expansion of the nations nation's programs I The IThe human factor is the main mam I element contributing to these accidents ac it it added but that tJ-at human hu hut hutman man factor could to extent ex cx tent be offset by adequate motoring motoring mo mo- mo facilities facilities' and regulation coupled with th the individual practice tice of courtesy and caution Grade crossing fatalities were said to- to to have shown a decline for fol forthe forthe the first eleven months of 1927 S the number of f persons killed to totaling to to- talin 2120 as as S compared with 1 2244 for the same same period perio the year before |