Smyrna times., 1933-01-11
67 KILLED ON
ROADS IN 1882
Increase in Fatalities is Re-
ported by State Highway
Chief on Delaware Roads
TAI ARE ON INJURY LIST

Sixty-seven persons were killed
and TAI injured on the state high
ways during the past year, 1882.
These figures are gwen in the sec
ton of the annual report of w. M
Mack, chief engineer of the State
Highway Department relative to
the activities of the state highway
police. This is an increase in IA
talities compared with the previous
year and is the first year since 1926
that there has been an increase
in this regard. In discussing the
matter in the report Mr.. Mack
says the reasons for this increase
have not ben determined. The re-
port gives the total number of ac-
cidsnts on the highways as 931
during the year and the property
damage S228, ,525. Of the 81 killed.
81 were riding in motor vehicles,
4 2T were pedestrians and three were
killed at railroad crossings. OF the
accidents the report says 81 hap
Dened at curves, AS at intersections
seven at railroad crossings, four at
street car crossings and AIT on
straight roads. Inattention leads
ia causes for the accidents having
caused 105. The report says there
was q large increase during the
year in the number of requests for
4 the aid Of the State Police. The
report continuing says: Owing to
economic conditions the amount re-
i ceived from fines has fallen off
from the previous year, due in a
large part to the inability of those
4 convicted of the more serious of
fenses to pay their fines and the
serving Of jail sentences instead.
4 During the first eleven months of
1882 the officers of the State po-
Il lice covered 843, ,813 miles on patrol
duty, inspected 16,184 cars for de
fective lights and brakes. weighed
36O7O trucks, recovered SO stolen
cars, spent 5132 hours en- investi-
i cations and 1854 hours on special
duty, made 5,052 arrests for 131
different offenses, isued 81 ,062 rep
rimands and secured convictions
resulting in fines totalling 46,034.
The greatest number of arrests for
a single offense was 1857 for reck-
less driving, arrests for larceny to-
tailed 153 In the enforcement OF
the aeronautical laws of the State,
forty-two airpIanes were inspected
and the registrations of twenty
four pilots and four mechanics
were checked. There was one IA
tai airplane accident during the
year" The personel of the State
highway police department during
the year was made up of 80 men
including superintendent Reynolds.
H There was one death and no resig-
nations among the police during
the wear. In causes for arrests
reckless driving leads with 1857
The number for some other causes
were operating while intoxicated
1877; assault and battery 162; de-
fective brakes. 1O2; drunk and dis
orderly, III; larceny 153; no op-
orators license, al; overloaded
rear axle, 142; overloaded truck,
1877. unregistered car, 178. OF
the accidents 4O3 occurred during
H darkness and 426 in the daylight
The report shows more accidents
+ 1913, occurred on Sunday than any
other day with oMndays second
with 122. The least number of ac-
cidents occurred on Wednesday
with 81 with Tuesday second, 80
AS to the time of accidents there
were more between the hours of 4
and 5 p. m. and and 8 p. M, than
any other time as 81 accidents oc-
CURED during eaoc of those times