Show 4 6 j z J. J 4 i I 44 r j I 4 I I 1 t 4 4 r 1 j 4 I 4 J. J r IW p I Iv v I 4 I Id d ac 5 5 S p pd d 4 v. v 4 qI h ArP Telegram Tribune Photo PhotO White Where Salt Laker Had Brush With D Death ath Scene at Murray railroad crossing where early Thursday a Salt I Lake man escaped death when his car was struck k by a Salt Lake- Lake bound passenger train The car was knocked 31 feet by pow diesel S. S L. L Driver Injured as Train Strikes Hurls Car Into Ditch R. R L. L McDon McDonald d Lorraine circle suffered a severe head gash and undetermined te tnt internal na i injuries j s Thursday at 8 am a.m. when hl his car carvas was vas struck by a train at South and let 1st West in Murray and was thrown 31 fe feet t into a ditch The speed of ot the train the Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver Rio Rip Grandos Grando's Prospector en route to to S Salt t Lake City from Denver was only 25 miles per hour hourat at the time of the crash C. C H. H 65 1212 Kenington Kensington Kensington Ken- Ken ington ave engineer on the powered DIesel train said the automobile automobile au- au also was moving slowly Mr McDonald was taken to the Salt Lake general hospital for emergency treatment Mr MacDonald married and the theather father ather of three children was en route oute to his job at the Western Dairy Products Co about one-half one block beyond the crash site Saw Train Late According to Lt Orin P. P Howard Howard Howard How How- ard of the state highway patrol the he injured man said he did not notee see ee tho the train until he was on the he tr tracks Flasher signals were reportedly working at the time The train continued 50 yards yard down own the tracks before Engineer could bring it to a halt hall Late Thursday morning after alter initial examination at Salt Lake General hospital Mr MacDonald was vas transferred to Latter-day Latter Saints hospital where X-ray X pic- pic pictures pictures tures were to be taken Police T Thursday hunted for a run hit-run driver who struck a trian late Wednesday night In in southwestern Salt Lake City The Th e run hit victim and t. t three other Salt Lakers who were injured in- in in In ih vehicular lar accidents W Wednesday evening were vere rec recoverIng recovering recover recover- vering ver- ver ing from Injuries Thomas Roach 21 1547 W. W Southgate gate ave sUffered a sprained ankle Wednesday y at 1102 pm p.m. when he was struck by a an automobile automobile automo automo- bile at West and South Sooth Mr Roach told the vehicle failed to stop Most seriously injured I n j u r ed in Wednesdays Wednesday's accidents was Nancy Johnson 12 daughter of ot Mr and Mrs Edmund L. L Johnson 1406 E. E South who suffered a broken left leg and extensive bruises when she was struck by an automobile Wednesday at pm p.m. at E East Et st and South She was re reported reported reported re- re ported in fairly good condition Thursday at the Latter-day Latter Saints hospital Police Cite Driver Driver of the car was Mildred Reese 24 2552 East ac according accordIng accord accord- ord- ord Ing lag to Russell Russen H. H Cederlund hIghway highway highway high hIgh- way patrolman She was cited for failure to stop at an accident scene and driving without a drivers driver's li li- li cense cerise Most spectacular of ot the accident series occurred at pm p.m. when ered train knocking over a steel signal control pole arrow I and coming coining to rest against signal control box along the right right- of wa of-wa The driver failed to see seo the flashing signal lights a J motorcycle l carrying two y young me mien men was s 's struck ck k by a car at driven l cn by Mrs Eva A. A 41 1 2nd East Impact of ot the crash threw WilHam William Wil- Wil Wil Wil- liam Ham Pinn Pinney Y 16 ave a passenger on oD th the motorcycle e o over ex the head of the driver and Into the street where wh r he l luckily landed feet fir first t Tal Taken n nto to Hospital The cycle was driven by Warren Warren War War- ren Anderson 18 lOth ave e. Mr Pinney was taken to St. St Marks Mark's hospital by police ambulance where he was treated for extensive extensive extensive exten exten- sive bruises and cuts and then re re- re- re leased The accident took place at S. S State when Mrs berg driving north on Sta State e st st. made a left turn into an alley She was cited for failure to yield right of way Last of ot the four victims was Arthur F. F Parkin 30 1185 S. S State who suffered a fractured left wrist and bruised left arm when the bi bicycle bicycle bicycle bi- bi cycle he was riding was struck by byan byan byan an automobile at 2nd South and 2nd East at 6 25 pm p.m. Driver of the car was F. F William Ludwig 42 E. E 2nd South who drove the injured man to the police station station station sta sta- sta- sta tion for first aid Later Mr Parkin was taken to Veterans hospital No citations were issued |