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Show i FATAL ACCIDENT WAS UNAVOIDABLE .. Preston Man Killed West of Logan Following a thorough investigation investiga-tion Thursday, Cache county sheriff's officers termed as "unavoidable" "un-avoidable" the death of Allen G. Taylor, 54, of 329 South Main street, Brigham city. Mr. Taylor was killed Wednesday at about 8 p. m. on U. S. Highway No. 89, about nine miles west of Logan The unusual accident resulted in the arrest of a driver who was asleep at the wheel of his parked car when his companion was killed and in the clearing from blame of two drivers whose autos struck Mr. Taylor as he was sitting directly in the lane of eastbound traffic, officers' reports re-ports indicated. Mrs. Olive Bowcutt, 30, of Garland, driving east toward Lo. gan Wednesday at about 8 p. m., struck the victim, though she overturned her auto in an attempt to swerve and miss him, officers said. Hezzy Beckstead of Preston, Pres-ton, Idaho, driving east a short distance behind the Bowcutt machine, ma-chine, also ran over the body before he saw it lying in the road, officers reported. While officers untangled the reports of the accident itself, they arrested Parley H. Rasmussen, 38, of Brigham city, on a drunken driving charge. He was found asleep in his parked auto one-fourth one-fourth mile from the scene of the accident. He told officers that Mr. Taylor had been riding with him, but had left the car when he stopped. Mr. Rasmussen said he had no knowledge of the accident, acci-dent, as he had gone to sleep after af-ter the victim left the car. He pleaded innocent in Logan city court Thursday to the drunken driving charge and a $500 bond was being' arranged pending his appearance' in First District court! Deputy Sheriff Tom Rowley reported re-ported Thursday night that "there is no evidence that the accident could have been avoided, as Mr. Taylor apparently was sitting right in the middle of the traffic lane where he could not be seen easily (Continued on page Eight) even before it happened. Mr. Lundberg said he offered the victim vic-tim a ride to Logan when he saw him wandering on the highway. The offer was refused, as Mr. Taylor wished to return to Brigham city. Mr. Lundberg urged police to locate the man before he was injured by traffic. Helen Lawrence, 18, of Garland, an occupant of the Bowcutt auto, was recovering from a leg cut suffered when the car overturned. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Dobson of Garland, other passengers in the Bowcutt vehicle, were uninjured. Mr. Taylor was born in Preston November 13, 1888 a son of Green and Alice Jessop Taylor. He married mar-ried Ethel Moore in Preston, and had lived in Franklin county all his life, except for working in Ogden for a time and at Bushnell General hospital in Brigham city since last November. He was known widely as a ; blacksmith in the Cache Valley ' area. Survivors include his widow of Brigham city; four sons, Wendell Taylor, Malad, Idaho; Thain Tay- lor of Los Angeles, Cal.; Private Leonard Taylor, with the U. S. army at Fort Douglas, and Private Pri-vate First Class Therrel Taylor, with the army in Italy; one brother and five sisters, Ira J. Taylor and Mils. Ivy Clayton of Preston; Mrs. Bessie Wells of Brigham city; Mrs. Merilda Winger Wing-er of Los Angeles, Cal.; Mrs. Alice Al-ice Talbot of Winder, Idaho and Mrs. Marvel Christensen of Ogden. FATAL ACCIDENT WAS UNAVOIDABLE (Continued from page One) and where drivers would have difficulty' in missing him." Mr. Rowley said that Sheriff Jeff Stowell, District Attorney H. A. Sjostrom, and officers of Logan Lo-gan city and Box Elder county had helped examine the evidence before deciding that no blame could be charged to Mrs. Bowcutt or Mr. Beckstead. Officers said they also checked and verified the report of Tberon Lundberg, 31, of Tremonton, who notified Logan police Wednesday nigKt that an accident was likely |