State Police: Traffic Deaths up in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia State Police are raising concerns about a spike in traffic deaths. State Police say 529 people have died in traffic crashes in 2017 as of Friday. That's compared to 477 at the same time last year. Police say there have been ... > react
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Mr. T.: Speed Kills. Ever since we had cheap gas people are driving 5/10 miles over the limit.Add to that DUI & distracted drivers. It is going to get worse. 6 years ago > REPLY
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- source: Bing
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- source: Bing
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- source: Bing
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- source: Bing / Yahoo
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- source: Bing / WVEC on MSN
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- source: Bing
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- source: Bing / WVNS on MSN
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- source: Bing
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- source: Bing / Suffolk News-Herald
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- source: Bing / WAVY Norfolk on MSN
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- source: Bing / Parkersburg WTAP-TV on MSN
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- source: Bing
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- source: Bing
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- source: Bing
- 11 views
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- source: Bing
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- source: Bing / Henrico Citizen
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