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Final official tabulation of Virginia s 1970 traffic deaths stands at 1,231, to mark a 5.6 percent decrease when compared with the 1,304 experienced in 1969, Colonel H. W. Burgess, Superintendent of State Police, announced recently. In Rappahannock County during 1970, there were five traffic fatalities as compared to four in the previous year.
Only four counties, Appomattox, Bland, Craig and King and Queen, did not experience a fatality. This was the second consecutive year for Craig, which has had but one death since 1960. Forty-six counties showed decreases, 36 increases and 14 recorded the same numbers as in 1968. Pulaski County, with one death and a rate of .6, was second to the zero ratings and Washington County, with two deaths and a rate of .7, was sixth best. For the tenth consecutive year, Fairfax led, this time with 58, while Henry was second with 29. On the basis of deaths per each 100 million miles of travel (mileage death rate), Clarke County, with 14 killed and a rate of 18.8 had the worst record, while Charles City County, with 6 killed and a rate of 18.6 had the second worst. Pedestrian deaths throughout the the entire State numbered 240, or 1 less than in 1969. Deaths of servicemen rose from 55 to 84, those of bicyclists rose from eight to 16 and those at railway crossings stayed even at 13. Motorcycle deaths including those on mini<;ycles were up from 18 to 29.
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