Show Safety Council Reviews Years Year's Traffic Toll Salt Lake County and a high Incidence of multiple-death multiple fatal fatal fa- fa tal tat traffic accidents were mainly responsible far fer the total of traffic deaths In 1959 compared with deaths In 1958 the Utah ili Safety Council stated to to- day Thirty four persons persona were killed in Salt Lake County exclusIve exclusive ex ex- elusive of Salt Lake City Murray Murray Mur Mur- ray and South Salt Rait Lake fake in 1059 1959 compared with 19 deaths in 1958 a 79 Increase from the thc previous year Multiple fatal accidents in 1959 took 57 lives in 23 such type mishaps rom compared pared with 42 lives lost In 18 similar typo accidents In 1958 Separate accidents In San Juan and Weber Counties respectively respective respective- ly each took four lives Seven other oilier accidents around the state also took three lives Combined they accounted for lor 29 d deaths in nine accidents All but one of ol these accidents involved collisions collisIons collisions collis collis- ions with other cars the occurred occurred occurred occur occur- red from running off the road rondo Fatal traffic accidents as such decreased In 1959 from the previous pre pro year with a total of In 1959 and In 1958 Seven cities in the to population group were fa fa- free in 1959 BrIgham Price Bountiful Cedar City Tooele Orem Olem and Springville Four lour counties Morgan Plute Piute Rich n and Wayne were also free of traffic deaths in 1959 Utah's 1959 traffic toll toU also Included approximately persons injured and an estimated ed economic loss of The Councils Council's complete sum mary and analysis of 1959 accidents accidents accidents acci acci- dents now nearing completion will be printed and distributed In the near Preliminary findings of the causes of the mishaps mishaps mishaps mis mis- haps strongly suggest driver failure as the principal factor |