THE DEADLY MONTHS
December is one of the deadliest months on Orange County streets, roads and highways--ranking only behind September and virtually even with August. Here, during the last 4 years, is how traffic fatalities break down by month:
Month 1987 1986 1985 1984 Total January 20 25 22 15 82 February 34 21 19 18 92 March 29 15 23 22 89 April 20 24 34 22 100 May 25 20 23 15 83 June 25 25 24 22 96 July 30 34 18 16 98 August 32 19 26 31 108 September 28 25 32 32 117 October 21 25 25 29 100 November 24 29 27 21 101 December 17 30 36 24 107 TOTAL 305 292 309 267 1,173
Source: California Highway Patrol
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