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123 Traffic Deaths To Date, Down
From Last Year
According to statistics released
by the Dirección de Tránsito,
123 persons have lost their
lives in traffic accidents so
far this year. The number
represents a decrease of 32
deaths for the same period last
year.
Juan Manuel Delgado, a director
at Tránsito, indicates that in
May there were 2.930 traffic
related injuries, bringing the
total for the first five months
of the year to 19.761.
As to traffic violations for
this year (tickets issued by
Tránsitos), Delgado says the
number is 127.804.
Costa Rican roads have become
lately become the scene of many
violent deaths. Tránsito
officials attribute this to
alcohol and excessive speeding.
The provinces with the highest
number of deaths and injuries
are Alajuela, followed by San
Josß, Limón, Guanacaste, Cartago,
Heredia and Puntarenas.
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