Milford chronicle., 1957-09-27
RadGI. GiUen Credit
For Reduction
In Accidents
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a part. It's not just the persons ar
rested; it's the knowledge that
radar is in regular use"
The report shows 511 accidents
of all types last month, compared
with 537 in August last year. a re-
duction of 40 per cent.
There were four fatal accidents
with four deaths last month. and
II accidents, with 12 deaths in
August last year, reduction of
66.6 per cent.
The lis personal injury accidents
last month were &c per cent above
the 112 in August, last year. There
were 392 property damage acci-
dents in August this year and Alb
in August, last year, reduction
of 81 per cent.
Pedestrian accidents last month
totaled seven, compared to 12 in
August, last year, a reduction of
Alt per cent. No pedestrians were
killed on Delaware highways last
month, but in August last year.
three were killed.
There were 100 persons injured
last month against 1S4 in August
last year, an increase of 3.2 per
cent.
BY troop areas, the accident to-
tails were: Penny Hill, last month.
70; August, last year, SO; increase
81 per cent; State Road. last
month, 1876; August last year, PAT;
decrease, 21.1 percent; Dover, last
month, 1923; August last year. IO6:
increase, 21.6 per cent; George
town, last month, 72; August last
year, 67; increase, IA per cent:
Bridgeville, last month, AZ: Aug
ust last year, 4S; increase, 1875
per cent.
Types of accidents last month.
Lieutenant Daney said, were: mo-
tor vehicle and pedestrian, seven;
collision of two or more vehicles.
1854; collision of animal drawn ve-
hicle and motor vehicle, one: BIZ
cycle and motor vehicle, five; mo-
tor vehicle and animal, two: We
hicles overturned on roadway, IL;
vehicles ran off road, 80, and IL
miscellaneous; total, 511.
Of the four deaths in the month.
three were in collisions of two or
more vehicles and in one, the car
ran off the road.
Radar Arrests
Meanwhile, radar arrests by the
state police last week dropped to
a new low, 135, for any recent
week.
However, arrests on charges of
driving under the influence of liq-
nor by troopers and cooperating
police, were back to about the
weekly average, %.
The arrests, as tabulated by Sgt.
Charles H. Skinner, statistician in
the state police traffic division for
the week were:
Penny Hill Troop 1: Monday;
Route 202, at Alfred 1. dupont
School, IL speed arrests and three
arrests for other offenses.
Tuesday: Route 202, at Perry
Park, seven speed arrests and one
arrest, other Offense.
Wednesday: Marsh Road at May
field, six speed arrests.
Saturday: Route Al, at Bracken-
Vile Road, three speed arrests and
one other.
State Road Troop 2: Monday:
U. S. Route 40, south of State Road,
25 speed arrests, five of them
trucks.
Tuesday: Route 141, at Willow
Run 10 speed arrests, and Route
40, at Filirwinds, three speed ar
rests.
Wednesday: New Castle Avenue,
at Holloway Terrace, eight speed
arrests; U. S. Route 40, at Fair
winds, nine speed arrests and one
no operators license; Route 2, at
Brack-Ex, nine speed arrests, and
Route 141, at Willow Run, five
speed arrests.
Thursday: Route 13, at Black
Cat 13 speed arrests; Route 13,
at Minquadale, five speed arrests;
Route 141, at Willow Run, 10 speed
arrests, and U. S. Route 40, Fair
winds, nine speed arrests.
Friday: Route Is, at MinquadaIe
one speed arrest, and Route 40,
south OF State Road, IL speed ar
rests.
The Kent-Sussex County radar
team did not operate last week.
The 2S were persons arrested on
charges of driving while under the
influence of liquor by state police
and cooperating police agencies of
the state last week were: State
Road Troop 2, eight; Dover Troop
3, five; Georgetown Troop 4, three:
Bridgeville Troop 5, two: Newark
police, three; Dover police, three;
Seaford police, Milford police, Sell
byville police and Delaware Memo
rial Bridge Police, one each.