State police already know that the number of Virginia traffic fatalities in 2007 passed the 1,000 mark. It could take several months to determine how far above that number the final toll goes. State police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said that as of this afternoon, the preliminary total stood at 1,014. The last time
Virginia’s traffic death toll passed 1,000 was 1990. Geller said the number may rise several more times as local law enforcement agencies complete accident investigation reports of crashes that occurred in the latter months of 2007 and send them to Virginia State Police. State police say more than 10,000 people have died in traffic crashes on Virginia highways since the beginning of 1997.