Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-01-03 | Page 22 | Autos Increase Toll of Lives for Year 1925

AUTOS INCREASE TOLL OF L LIVES i FOR YEAR Y 1 1925 Salt Salt Lake Deaths at 2 Lack One of Double the thc Total for Previous Year Yeal Lacking one twice as many persons per persons sons eonS were killed or died from Injuries In Injuries juries resulting from automobile accidents accidents ac in Salt Lake during 1925 asIn asIn as asrin rin In In 1924 The total number of fatalities fatalities fa La- in 1925 was twenty nine according ac an- cording to the annual report compiled complied com corn plied piled Saturday by the police traffic traffic fic sergeant James H. H Warden Varden of the heavy life toll exacted exacted ex ex- acted In these accidents fewer accidents ac aC- ac- ac happened and fewer perSons persons per per- sons were Injured last year than 1 1 the year ear previous The accidents totaled 2102 or a 1 decrease o of compared with the previous year ear The injured totaled a a. decrease of compared with the previous year Sixteen of those killed were men and five were boys bos under unde 16 years of age Six killed were women and two were girls under 16 years of or age according to the report More than half as many deaths as those recorded during 1924 1921 oc occurred occurred occurred oc- oc In one month October in 1925 Eight p persons were killed m in October 1925 and six persons were killed in July 1925 These Thes months exacted nearly as many lives as all the other ten months in 1925 The report shows that persons persons persons per per- sons were arrested during the year f for far r violating traffic ordinances Six Six- two ty-two of those arrested were charged with driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor Sergeant Warden recommended to the chief of police that his annual report to tbs tha city commission carry recommendations for six additional traffic officers to supplement the eight now in that line of service No Xo additional officers have been appointed in this branch of the nolice po police police po- po lice department for twelve years Sergeant Warden Varden said during that time alt alt Lakes Lake's traffic has trip trip- led He declared that the specially specially specially appointed volunteer traffic officers were of no assistance in solving traffic problems' problems