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one last year; Rappahannock increased from two to five; and Orange went from three to six fatalities for the past year. Pedestrian deaths throughout the entire state numbered 163, or 22 less than in 1964. Deaths of servicemen dropped from 89 to 45, those of blcyi clists rose from. 17 to 19 and those at railroad crossings were up from 15 to 18.
r The state's mileage death rate was down from 5.5. to 5.2, below the national aver age of 5.6, and traffic volumes increased 7.0 percent. Total crashes rose from 109,336 to 111,179 and 881,/of these, as against 871 in 1964, re suited in the deaths of one or more persons each. Inluries increased from 39,246 to 39,264 while economic loss es stood at $191 million, an increase of $2 million. Non-collision fatal crashes, or those Involving contact with no other vehicle, pedestrian or other object in the highway, fell from 358 to 324 and killed 374 people. Colonel Woodson noted that the state was again unfortunate in that crashes killing more than one person each increased from 118 which killed 297 in 1964 to 122 killing 303. One of these killed six people and four killed five Here, he explained that the same driver, fault can kill as many as happen to be in the involved vehicles and who do nothing to prevent or cause the crashes.
The alarming rise in crash es involving motorcycles and motor scooters continued. There were 19 fatal and 859 injury crashes as against 14 and 414 in 1964. The percentage of fatal crash es Involving drivers known to have been drinking was 33.5. In concluding, Colonel Woodson said that this percentage is most conservative, as allfacts are not known In all cases. The best estimates place teas at least 50.
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