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Official and Final
Traffic Statistics, ’66
Richmond, Va_ Final official tabulation of Virginia’s 1966 traffic deaths stands at 1,106, to mark a 4,1 percent increase over the 1,062 experienced in 1965 and the second highest toll in the history of the Commonwealth Colonel C. W. Woodson, Jr., Superintendent of State Police and Chairman of the Governor’s Highway Safety Committee, announced today. “This marks the sixth consecutive year of increase,” he said, noting that there were 756 deaths in 1960, 856 in 1961, 974 in 1962, 989 in 1963 and 1,050 in 1964. Highest toll was 1,110 in 1941. Five counties, Appomattox, Craig, Highland, Lunenburg and Nelson experienced no fatalities. This was the sixth consecutive year for Craig and the third for Highland. Forty-seven showed increases, 35 decreases and 14 recorded the same numbers as in 1965. Rappahannock had 6 'fatalities in I960 as compared to 5 the year before, ranking in 93rd place. For the sixth consecutive year, Fairfax led, this time with 65, while Henrico was second with 31. On the basis of deaths per 100 million miles of travel (mileage death rate), Warren, with 14 killed and a rate of 23.4, had the worst record while Dinwiddie, with 20 killed and a rate of 15.2, was second worst. Of the fivecour> ties experiencing no deaths, Nelson was accorded the best
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