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Show Traffic Mishaps for September In S. L. Rise to 123, With 88 Hurt Nearly setting new highs for the year, traffic accidents and injuries in-juries shot upward in Salt Lake City In September, totaling 123 and 88, respectively, the monthly report of the police traffic division divi-sion showed Monday. " In only two months of 1939 were these figures exceeded 127 accidents acci-dents in February and M persons Injured In August. -, Traffic deaths in September - I were two. Both victims were pedestrians. pe-destrians. Three persons were killed in August. Total accidents were higher In August, increasing from 116 to 123, but the number of persons Injured dropped, from 98 to 88. The September report showed that of the total 123 traffic accidents, acci-dents, two were fstal, 70 involved personal Injuries and 51 involved property damage. . The report indicated the incidence inci-dence of injuries to injury accidents acci-dents was high, the 88 persons hurt in 70 Injury accidents showing the rate was nearly one-and -one-third persons Injured per injury accident. ac-cident. Of the 88 persons suffering Injuries In-juries last month. 29 were pedestrians. pedes-trians. The picture for all of 1939 up (Ceotlfiooif on Fas rtvo) iCoMiaui ChMt 1 AUTO MISHAPS 1 III SJL. CLIMB V ((MM Frees rui Osel I to Octobtr 1 show that total traf-I traf-I fic accidents par month hay re-1 re-1 malned afaaoat constantly abova f 100b the axceptkm Delni tha 81 recorded m AprlL There were 114 accidents In January, 127 In February, Feb-ruary, 100 in March, 81 in April, 113 in May. 113 In June, 113 In July, 116 in August and 123 In September The number of person Injured ha climbed iteadily since the first ot the year. The low point was S3 In January. Then, the figures were 58 In February, 68 In March, 79 In April, 74 In May, 81 In June, 75 in July, 98 in August and 88 in September. . The death toll for the year now stands at 16. |