well, i hate to do it, but here's the latest:
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Deadly Roads: County leads state in fatalities
Jim McConville
staff writer for the ocean county reporter
The grim statistics just seem to keep mounting, and last week was no exception. Two more people died on Ocean County roadways.
Ocean County is currently leading the state with 34 traffic fatalities on its roadways, in 32 accidents.
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The fatalities are spread across the county: the highest toll in Toms River, with 11 fatalities, followed by Jackson with four. Fatal accidents have occurred each month so far in 2007.
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An increased county population, driver speeding, roads unable to handle today's traffic demands, alcohol, inattentiveness, sleep depravation and plain driver error are the litany of reasons traffic officials cite as the likely contributing factors [to the deaths].
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...reducing traffic fatalities in the state may involved drivers adopting new behaviors, including driver attentiveness, while on the road.
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there you have it. ocean county is the worst place to live in the state due to traffic accidents resulting in death. some think it might be as easy to resolve as getting drivers to pay attention more while driving. so, hang up the cell phone, put away that burger and fries, put away the map and the makeup and pay attention while you are driving.