0 S S. S L L. L Youngster t r Killed Under Trucks Truck's Wheels I Child Pedestrians Pedestrian's ns n's Death Death Boosts City's T Traffic Fatalities to Fourteen for Year Tragedy had again halted Salt Lake City's traffic safety eo efforts ts Saturday as a year old year old girl was crushed beneath a truck truck The rhe victim was Naomi daughter of Harold J i. i J. J a and d Verda Wright of f 1721 R Roberta berta street who vho died at 4 30 p p. p m m. Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day of injuries suffered 15 minutes e earlier i ier at at South South a and d Roberta Roberta streets The childs child's death raised the 1939 1930 city traffic death toll to 14 still per cent under the 33 fatalities fatalities fatalities fatali fatali- ties recorded to August 26 1938 92 2756 Utah's Utah s toll is now or per cent less than the fatal fatali fatalities ataH- ataH ties in th the same period last ye year f The latest victim was the second child pedestrian killed in city acci accidents dents in 1939 and the third child todie todie to todie die The first was riding a a. sled when crushed by the wheels of an automobile and the second was playing in the street near near her home when struck by a car Naomi 6 died dieg at 4 30 p p. p m m. Friday in Salt SaIt Lake general hospital hospital hospital hospi hospi- tal of injuries suffered 15 minutes earlier when she was knocked down and run ov over er by a truck near her home The child chUd according to Traffic Investigators E E. H H. Christensen Christensen and G G. G M M. Hopkins was vas running from the north to south side o of Seventeenth South street at Roberta Ro Ro- Roberta Roberta berta street when she was struck by the left front fender of an eastbound eastbound eastbound east- east bound truck The left front and left rear u wheels heels wheels of the machine passed over the child chUd's s body the officers reported The- The truck was operated by Wiljam William William Wil Wil- liam jam H H. Warren 49 of North Ogden Ogden Ogden Og- Og den who wh told police he was driving driving ing ing closely behind another another- eastbound eastbound east east- bound I ol traveling not more than 15 miles an hour at atthe atthe the thc time of the accident accidents Warren was quoted as stating the girl had appeared in front and to one side of his truck so so suddenly suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly he was was' unable to avoid the accident although he stopped the Continued d on P Page i Three ee Column Ight I t r- r f rf How flow Third Y Youngster Died m S 'S S SS r 5 S 7 j im J Jy y PHOTO DIAGRAM OF TRAFFIC DEATH SCENE Seventeenth South street looking west from Roberta street Victim black arrow ran from north to south truck dotted arrow was coming east cast S I I NAOMI TRUCK CRUSHES CRUSHES' CHILD TO DEATH Continued from Page One machine almost Immediately after the impact had occurred Taken to the hospital the girl died within a minute or two after arrival An examination disclosed Internal injuries and probable skull fracture Warren was released pending further investigation although Officers Christensen and Hopkins reported they were of the opinion he was not responsible for the accident Naomi had been to a grocery store at Seventeenth South and State streets in company with Patricia Patricia Patricia Pa Pa- tricia Ann Ann- Pusey year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Otis oOs J. J Pusey of East Seventeenth South street and Jewel Webb 7 year-old year daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank E. E Webb of 1722 Roberta street The girls crossed from the southside south southside southside side of ot Seventeenth South street to the north side at Second East street In order neighbors and the victims victim's companions reported to avoid passing the home of a gro group p of boys who had been bullying them for months My little brother and I as well as Naomi and a lot of other small kids in the neighborhood were scared of the boys because they kept slapping and bullying us Jewel said Her statement was confirmed by an older sister and by neighbors Street After we had crossed to the north side of the street I ran back to the south side when we were al almost almost almost al- al most to Roberta street Jewel said Naomi and Patricia Ann remained remained re re- re on the north side of the street until they they- were about parallel parallel paral paral- lel with the west side of Roberta Robert street when Naomi waving to her friend waited until a westbound automobile passed and then started to run to the south side of the street It was then that the tragedy occurred occurred occurred oc oc- oc- oc according to Mr and Mrs Pusey who witnessed the accident Funeral services for the child will vill be held at noon Monday Inthe Inthe in inthe the McKinley L. L D. D DoS S. S ward chapel 1740 S South uth State street with Bishop William A. A Bateman in charge The White Chapel mortuary mortuary mortuary mor mor- male quartet will sing Friends may call at the family residence from 10 to 1130 a. a m. m Monday Naomi was born orn in Salt Lake City on December 21 1932 She is survived by her parents Harold J. J and Verda Wright and four sisters Helen Norma Nida and Phyllis all of 1721 Roberta Roberta Roberta Ro Ro- Ro- Ro berta street