Show Pedestrian Killed On New N ev Highway Near Lagoon July 12 Orvill B. B Hopkins Hopki s 42 4 of 34 South Main street a pedestrian was vas killed when hit by a truck on the he Salt Ogden Lake highway near La Lagoon oon early Friday morning The victim was struck by a vc- vc bide hicle driven south by Oscar Edund 44 4 of Ofton Wyo He suffered red a fractured skull fractured arms and I multiple lacerations about the head Death cath according to a Bountiful physician was almost almo t Mr Edlund told Sheriff Joseph Holbrook and Deputy Reed Oviatt he ic had just passed passed- a service station about bout a mile half-mile south of Lagoon when a car approaching from front the opposite forced him out of f the proper traffic lane As he turned to the right the driver river said Mr Hopkins who Hopkins who was wearing wearing- dark clothes clothes appeared appeared suddenly in front of him walking walking- south with the lie traffic Mr Edlund told old officers he swerved his truck sharply to the left teft to avoid striking tl he pe pedestrian e tri but b t although the t e WIlL Hum ot om me ne truck missed Mr Air Hopkins the lie rear of the truck hit lut him knocking him 39 feet The fatality boosted boosted- Davis coun coon county's tys ty's total to six more than occur OCCur- occurred OCCurred occurred red during the same period pe iod in io and three more than last years year's to to- to total total tal was vas raised ot lt c 13 more than for the lie same period in 1939 Mr was born in Salt Lake City April 19 1898 1895 He is survived by his mother Mrs Mar Mar- Martha Martha tha Hopkins of Salt Lake a sister Mrs G. G G. G Wells of Los Angeles and an a brother Otis F. F Hopkins of Santa Fe N. N N M. M Graveside funeral services were conducted Sunday at t 1 p. p m. m in the I Santaquin Utah county cemetery |