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Deaths down
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Colonel R.L. Suthard, Superintendent of the Virginia State Police, reports that preliminary statistics indicate 11 persons lost their lives on Virginia’s highways during the New Year’s holiday period compared to 20 for a similar four-day period last year.
Three pedestrians were among the fatalities. Of those eight killed as' a result of vehicle crashes, only one
83.5%