Prior violation records of 1447 drivers involved in fatal crashes.

Driving records were examined for 1447 drivers involved in fatal crashes during a tow-year period. The fatal crash involvement rate per 100.000 drivers was found to be higher in approximate proportion to the number of convictions for violations in three years prior to the fatal crash. It was shown that conviction records and descriptive - age, sex, race - in motor vehicle administration files can be used to identify groups with greater probability of involvement in fatal crashes.