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Babies and 19 Year-Olds Top Texas Traffic Fatalities
Texas DPS analysis of 1962 traffic deaths shows 44 babies under one and 48 nineteen-year-old passengers were the largest non-driving groups among fatalities. It notes the year had 2,421 motorcades and a death rate of 4.9 per 100 million miles, with driving too fast for conditions contributing to 51 percent of fatal accidents.
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Homer Garrison Jr
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