Second crash ends Gail Tietjen life in California
Gail Tietjen, 25, twice a highway survivor, died after a head on crash on Highway 85 in Cupertino. The other driver, Beth June O'Donnell, 59, was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and DUI. Gail had rebuilt her life after a 1972 wreck and Stanford art degree, and had recently resumed activities and a new job before this fatal collision.
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Projections show traffic deaths exceed fifty thousand in 1979
The Highway Users Federation projects over 51,000 deaths in 1979 from traffic accidents, with an estimate around 51,200 to 51,800 fatalities by year end. The forecast notes a rising trend since 1976, following 1972 highs and 1974 lows after the oil embargo, using National Safety Council data through nine months of 1978.
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