Show v tf i Traffic Fatalities ee J JIn In Utah Show 37 31 Per Cent Drop A decrease of 37 per cent in total traffic fatalities for the first six months of 1943 1913 as compared with the corresponding period last year was wa shown in the monthly re reI report report re- re I port for June issued Friday by the drivers' drivers license division state tax commission This decrease demonstrates that high sp speed ed under the old mile 45 hour an-hour speed limit caused many unnecessary accidents c said H H. P P. P Latham director of the division who pointed out during June 1943 1913 only 10 7 per cent of the t total tal accidents involved d speeds greater i than the speed limit as compared with 12 7 per cent of ot total accidents accidents accidents acci acci- dents during June 1942 Fatal accidents during June this year total five of which three involved pedestrians one collision with another motor vehicle and andone andone andone one This compares with nine fatal accidents during June 1942 of which none involved pedestrian rian six collision with another another another an an- other motor vehicle two automo automo- train bile-train collisions and one non non- collision on Of the total accidents during June this year involved nonfatal nonfatal nonfatal non- non fatal injuries or 38 4 per cent as compared with nonfatal in injuries injuries injuries in- in juries or 61 3 per cent of the total accidents during June Jun 1942 N II C C |