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No Fatal Accidents In
Five Virginia Counties
Despite a staggering toll of 810 highway deaths for Virginia during 1949, five Virginia counties had a clean record, according to Col. C. W. Woodson, Jr., Executive Chairman of the Governor’s Highway Safety Committee and S> perintondent of State Police.
Counties experiencing no deaths within their borders were Fluvanna. King and Queen, Mathews and Richmond. Although no deaths occurred within territory comprising Washington county, three were scored against the town of Bristol and one against Abingdon with which the county cannot be officially charged.
Leading the list were Norfolk and Princess Anne with 30 each. Fairfax was next with 25 followed by Warwick which saw 24. Col. Woodson stated that Fairfax showed a substantia] reduction of her 1948 figure and Norfolk kept pace with rising traffic volumes, while both Warwick and Princess Anne showed heavy increases with Warwick jumping from eight to 24. However, Col. Woodson pointed out that each of these areas is subject to dense traffic and unusual conditions.
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