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Show HIGHWAY PATROL Activity for Division detailed for 1974 District "H" i Editor's Note: The following report has been compiled by Lt. Neil S. Bishop, Division Commander Com-mander of the Utah Highway Patrol. It deals with a specific District of the total division. District "H" Division Seven under the supervision of Sgt. Don Christensen, Utah Highway Patrol, is comprised of Beaver, Iron and Washington Counties. A total of ten Troopers and one sergeant are assigned to the three Counties. During the year, they travelled 296,386 miles, a reduction of approximately 7,000 miles and a reduction of fuel consumed of 5,000 gallons, yet the work output increased more than double. A total of 405 accidents were investigated in 1974. This compares com-pares to 565 accidents for the year of 1973. This is a reduction in total accidents of 29 percent. In 1973, 361 people were injured in vehicle accidents. In 1974, 257 people received injuries. This is a reduction of 29 percent, also, Fatal Accidents were reduced 21 in 1973 to 12 in 1974 and the number of people killed was reduced from 32 in 1973 to 14 in 1974. Fatal accidents were reduced 43 percent and the savings in human life was 56 percent over 1973. A dollar savings was realized in property damage when damage estimates in 1973 reached $1,038,285, and District "i" Editor's Note: The following report has been compiled by Lt. Neil S. Bishop, Division Commander Com-mander of the Utah Highway Patrol. It deals with a specific District of the total division. District "1", Division 7 under the supervision of Sgt. Julian Fox, Utah Highway Patrol, is comprised of Kane, Garfield and Piute Counties. Four Troopers and one sergeant are assigned in the three counties. During the calendar year of 1974, they traveled a total of 154,938 miles. This is a reduction from 188,366 miles in 1973 with a fuel reduction of 16.8 percent in keeping with the fuel conservation con-servation program. A total of 119 vehicle accidents were investigated by the five men, of these, 83 were property damage, 33 personal injury, and three were fatal accidents accounting ac-counting for three deaths. In percentages, the reduction of accidents from 1973 are as follows: Total accidents reduced 35.6 percent Personal Injury reduced 38.8 percent and fatalities reduced 57 percent and a reduction from 10 killed to 3 killed. While the miles patrolled and the fuel used have both been reduced in 1974 over 1973, the amount of work output has increased. in-creased. Hazardous Arrests increased from 596 in 1973 to 1767 in 1974. Non-hazardous arrests from 305 in 1973 to 374 in 1974 and Warnings from 1619 in 1973 to 3200 in 1974. This is an overall increase in enforcement of 112 percent over 1973. District "1" Driving While Intoxicated arrests totalled 29. The personnel of District "1" were also involved in many Blood Shuttles, Public Appearances Ap-pearances speaking on traffic safety and first aid. They answered an-swered many calls for assistance to motorists, responded to Search and Rescue calls, Fire Calls and spent many hours on Man Hunts and Downed Air Craft. We, the members of the Utah Highway Patrol in District "1" wish to thank you, the citizens, for your support. We dedicated ouur continued effort tro to reduce the tragic loss of life, the injuries and the high property loss, and to serve faithfully the Citizens of the State of Utah. 1974 was reduced to $467,558.--this is a savings of $570,727.00. Driving while Intoxicated arrests were increased from 77 in 1973 to 98 in 1974. Two "Automobile Homicide" cases were also prosecuted. One "Neglegent Homicide" case is also in process. In the area of Public Services, 21 Blood shuttles were handled in the District. Many hours were spent by the Troopers in public appearance speaking on Traffic Safety, First Aid and Police Services. Many stranded motorists were assisted by the Troopers. While miles patrolled and gas consumption was reduced from 1973, figures work output increased in-creased as stated earlier. In 1974, District "H" personnel issued 10,778 arrest citations and 7,094 warnings. This is an increase of 124 percent over 1973 totals when 3,718 arrests were issued and 4,244 warnings were written. A portion of this increase was due to the enforcement of the 55 MPH. speedlimit but in the main, is evidence of increased efficiency ef-ficiency of operations and dedication to their job of establishing a firm but fair enforcement en-forcement policy and doing the job at hand. The Highway Patrol Communication Com-munication Center at Cedar City under the supervision of Chief Dispatcher, Ross Woolsey, recorded 102,401 typewritten log entries dealing with Radio Traffic from Eureka on the North to the Black Ridge on the South. The dispatching from this Center handles radio traffic for the units of the Forestry and Fire Control, Wild Life Resources, State Road Units, all City Police Departments and Sheriffs Departments in Millard County, Beaver County and Iron County, all Fire Departments, all ambulances am-bulances as well as our own Highway Patrol Units in the four named counties. The work load of the telephone traffic at the Center equals the load of the radio dispatching. Five Troopers are assigned to the Center and they maintain radio and telephone coverage 24 hours a day seven days a week. The two way radio communications com-munications for the Utah Highway High-way Patrol are maintained by Radio Engineer, Jay Peck. He also installs and keeps in repair, all Radios in Washington, Iron, Beaver and Millard Counties, for the Department of Highways, Wildlife Resources, Forestry and Fire Control and all County Sheriffs, City Police and Fire Trucks. A total of 182 mobil radios and six base stations. We the members of the Utah . Highway Patrol in District "H" Division 7, wish to thank you, the Citizens for your support. We dedicated ourselves to a continued con-tinued effort to reduce the tragic loss of life, the injuries, the high property loss and to serve faithfully faith-fully the citizens of the State of Utah. |