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Show S. L. COUNTY, STATE REFLECT STRIDES IN SAVING LIVES SBeasaaai gaj naV bbbjbbbbbj -aaaajjar UTAH FATALITIES SHOW DECREASE uthh, with mora thaa 5000 miles of staf road system and traversed . by Important national ast-west and north-south highways, kept pace as a state with traffic safety efforts In 193. Although Its record ot death r " ductlon was not as high aa that of Salt Lake City or Salt Lak county. Its slash 2S per cent placed it well up among other states. The state suffered 160 traffic; fatalities In 1939, compared with 221 In 1938. Figures on 1(39 traffic accidents and injuries are not available yet, sine reports from 29 counties must be complied, but It was expected ex-pected the total accidents and Injuries In-juries would be under those of th preceding year. The figures for 193S wer 3544 accidents. Including 175 fatal (killing 231 persons), 1922 Injur accidents and 1447 property dam-r dam-r - Of th 160 fatalities In 1939, th largest number, 24, occurred la August October was th second worst month, with 22 deaths. Strangely, December, regarded aa the month offering most hazard to drivers, had but nine deaths. March was low, with four deaths. Not all the counties ot Utah could shara with their state th accomplishment of reducing deaths on highways. Fourteen of the 29 counties had mora traffic fatalities In 1939 thaa in 1938, and there were -black spots" among these. Some of th counties had Increases In-creases of 100 par cent or more, but th percentage ot Increasa didn't mean eo much la thee cases, bees use th deaths wer few In total. Utah county was a "black spot" on th msp, having 23 fatalities In 1939 against 18 la 1938, aa increase of 28 per cent Other counties having Increases, with th 1938 deaths lilted first, were: Bos Elder, five and six; Cach. six and seven; Carbon, Car-bon, four and fir; Daggett, none and one; Davis, seven and eight; Grand, none and three; Juab, on and two; Millard, three and Ave; Saa Juan, none and on; Summit, flv and six; Tooele, six and esven; Uintah, none and five; Utah, 18 and 23, and Wayne, none and one. Th 18 counties having fewer fatalities, fa-talities, or no changes, with 1938 figures listed first, wer: Beaver, three and on; Duchesne, flv and on; Emery, four and two; Garfield, seven and four; Iron, flv and three; Kan, on and none; Morgan, Mor-gan, none and none; Piute, on and none; Rich, none and none; . Salt Lake, 50 and 22; Sanpete, nine snd four; Sevier, five and three; Wasatch, five and two; Washing, ton. seven and flv; Weber, 21 " U. 7 |