VIRGINIA STATE POLICE SAY THAT 16 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN TRAFFIC CRASHES IN THE STATE DURING THE FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY.THAT’S ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY NUMBERS OVER THE HOLIDAY PERIOD. TWENTY ONE PERSONS DIED IN TRAFFIC CRASHES DURING THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR. STATE POLICE SAY AT LEAST FOUR OF THIS YEAR’S FATAL CRASHES INVOLVED ALCOHOL. THE FATALITIES OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH, AND INCLUDED BRISTOL.