Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-02-15 | Page 13 | Driver Errors Increase

5 c DRIVER ERRORS INCREASE An increase in traffic violations attributed in large part to In Increased Increased Increased In- In creased population and congestion of traffic In war work areas in inthe inthe inthe the state was reported Monday by P. P L. L Dow state highway patrol superintendent in a summary for 1942 The report prepared by Louis Domenko o chief clerk shows tl that at during the past year moving traffic traffic traffic fic violations totaled compared compared com corn pared with in it 1941 an increase increase increase in in- crease of 34 per cent Increased also were nonmoving violations with a total of against the previous year These violations include failure to have an operators operator's license Improper improper improper im Im- im- im proper automobile registration Improper improper improper im Im- im- im proper lights and parking offenses Drunken driving and reckless driving had large Jarge increases with and arrests respectively in 1942 compared with and in 1941 but speeding major moving violation showed a drop 1942 arrests arrest being compared with th the previous year Convictions were obtained in 90 per cent of all arrests according to the report which shows fines totaling and 19 jail sentences sentences sentences sen sen- including 12 drunken drIvers drivers ers three reckless drivers and two run hit-run motorists