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Show MANY KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENTS a) 1 mmJimB Total of 27,500 Fatalitie "Reported in Various States of Union. : Approximately 27,600 persona were killed In motor vehicle accidents In the United States during 1928, tt is Indicated by a nation-wide survey which includes figures from all but three states. This .toll of life la more than 7 per cent greater than tbe number who met death In motor vehicle accidents In 1927. If a similar Increase should be reported this year, It would mean the death of almost 80,000 persona. With approximately 25,000,000 motor mo-tor vehlclea registered In the country at tbe close of lust year, a fatality toil of approximately 27,500 meana the death of one person for approximately approx-imately every 900 cars. On an average, aver-age, also, 75 persona were killed In motor vehicle accidents during each dny of last year, or about 630 each week." . In 1027, according to the United States Department of Commerce, the total number of persons killed In motor mo-tor vehicle accident. Including deaths caused by collision of motor vehlclea with trains and street cars, was 25,-633. 25,-633. - Applying the 1028 increase of 7.38 per cent, as ahown by the fig-ores fig-ores la 45 states and the District of Columbia, tt la Been that the fatality fa-tality record for 1028 is approximately approximate-ly 27,500. The complete tabulation aa reported report-ed follows: etata lilt Ull Percent- - t ' ase of - Chanara Arlsona lit ltd 10.67 Arkansa 1SS 1 1 California 1.78S l,8J6t S.0I Colorado S3 SOOt IS. 31 Connecticut I5 4S 18.03 Delaware 71 1 35 (-)Dlst. of Col. .... 108 11S S 4S (-)Florlda 418 S84t 10.18 Georgia 433 403t S.83 Idaho 81 7 8 64 Illlnot l.TTS 1,068 1( 44 Indiana 881 S1 11.71 Iowa 184 155 10 11 Kansas 61 199 11.18 Kentucky 118 124 1.67 Louisiana 180 828 17.14 Main US H3T .... (-)Maryland Ill 148 S.14 Massachusetts .. .! lit 1 " Mlchlasn 1,180 1.3S5 .tt Minnesota 389 407 10.30 ' Mississippi 161 30t 8.10 Missouri ........ 717 ,- SSS 14.88 Montana 7S 138 15 33 (-)Nebranka 184 186t 4.(4 Nevada IS IS 186 New Hampshire . 76 71 1.(7 New Jeraey ,,..1.041 t.088 4 (1 New Mexico .... 6? 71 16.31 New York 1.655 1680 ' .88 North Carolina 688 S9S 4.91 North Dakota ... St 89t 8.54 Ohio 1.144 1,898 8.54 Oklahoma 178 195 41.09 Oregon 114 140t .11.16 Pennsylvania ...1.98S l,787t 10.01 Rhode Island ... 123 161 11.71 South Carolina . 118 146 11.17 South Dakota .. 78 110 61.90 Tennessee 136 491 4( 57 Texas 52( 811 75.10 Vermont S( 71 8.08 Virginia .408 196 S IS Washington .... 1(9 175 1.(1 Wisconsin 61 (73 14.61 Wyoming (5 64 1.81 Total . 13,1(0 14,864 IncT.K Feotaotes. Excludes collision of all heavier vehicles, including trains and street ears. -1-' (-0. Excludes collision of motor vs-hlcles vs-hlcles with trains and street cars. tFigures are provisional and subject to chsnge. In addition to the states where motorcycles mo-torcycles are Involved, all other fig-ures, fig-ures, except whsre otherwise speoifled, Include collision with all heavier vehicles. |