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been in the same ditch four times myself,” Muthsaid.

Askew said the Highway Department recognizes that 622 needs improving. “But there’s only $500,000 in our budget for Rappahannock and out of 200 miles of secondary road here, two thirds of it needs improvement.”

Muth told Askew that he had made repreated requests to have the road improved. “I asked you last year. I’ve called it to your attention many times. Now there are a lot of hippies traveling it, and you take your life in your hand.”

“Since last year we put in two pipe culverts,” Askew said, adding “I can’t promise. But I’d be glad to meet with you and go over the road.”

“If a busload of kids are killed, who will take the blame?” Muth asked. “That’ll be the responsibility of the person who caused the accident,” Askew said.

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