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Show DRIVER FOUND DEAD IN WATER LOGAN, Utah, July 22 U.R) A truck driver riding along the Blacksmith Fork canyon road last night saw a weird streak of light in the depths of the Utah Power and Light company dam waters; He notified the sheriff's office. Deputies found Kenneth Peterson, Peter-son, 39-year-old Hyrum farmer, dead in his automobile beneath 15 feet of water. The car headlights still were burning. Officers believed Peterson was afflicted with a paralytic stroke, to which they said he was subject, while driving along the road and his car plunged into the dam. An inquest was to be conducted today. Peterson leaves his widow and a small son, Theodore. |