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Show SALT LAKE MAN ESCAPES DEATH IN TRUCK PLUNGE A 28-year-old Salt Lake man escaped death Tuesday morning when the 50-ton truck he was driving rolled from a mine road some 400 feet into a ravine. The mishap occurred about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Billie R. Rolfe, 28, 2575 Lester St. 1560 West), was reported in fairly good condition Tuesday night at St. Mark's Hospital. His injuries included severe lacerations lacera-tions and bruises. The accident occurred near the top level of the Bingham Canyon open pit copper mine, Utah Copper Cop-per Division, when Mr. Rolfe, an employe of Utah Construction Co., was driving the first load of waste from a project. The truck apparently went out of control near a curve, said Salt Lake County Deputy Sheriff Elmer Pantalone. There was some gravel on the road and "he apparently lost control of the Euclid end-dump", he said. The truck traveled more than 400 feet down a ravine near the road and the driver was thrown from the vehicle just before it hit the bottom. The bed and wheelbase of the mammoth machine landed about 200 feet from the cab, the deputy said. The truck rolled over several sev-eral itmes before finally coming to rpst. |
