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127 Killed In South Plains Traffic In 1969
The Avalanche-Journal reports 1969 was among the bloodiest years on the South Plains with 127 traffic deaths across 20 counties. The year began with a January fatality in Lubbock and included multiple crashes in Hockley, Yoakum, and Dawson counties, totaling 127 deaths and numerous injuries.
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Jack Golding
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Mast Lubbock
Lubbock
Anton
Hockley County
Wolfforth
Waseca
Minn
Plains
Yoakum County
March
Edmonson
Plainview
Ralls
Levelland
Lamesa
Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety
Cochran
Yoakum
An Lamb
Hockley
Terry
Hale
Lyon