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Utah has fewest road deaths since 1959 by Lee Davidson The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jan 10, 2013 04:40PM MDT Accidents on Utah roads claimed 215 lives in 2015 — the lowest since 1959. “That’s pretty significant when you consider what’s happened in the 53 years since then with the population [which has tripled], the number of miles traveled and the number of cars on the road,” said Robert Hull, director of traffic and safety for the Utah Department of Transportation. Those 215 fatalities were a 12 percent drop from 2011 when 243 died — and a 42 percent drop since 2000 when 373 people died. Hull says tha... Copyright 2013 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.