Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-07 | Page 2 | Girl Struck by Oil Truck near Death

GIRL STRUCK BY OIL TRUCK NEAR DEATH Strong Stimulants Keep Edna Passerine Alive After A Accident I Machine Hits Child Going Home From School r Edna Passerine year old daughter of Mrs Blanche PasserIne Passerine Passer Passer- ine inc East I First South street was perhaps fatally injured shortly af after after af- af ter tet noon Friday when she was struck down by an oil tank truck driven Iriven by William C C. C Faulkner C street The girl suffered a basal skull skuli fracture Doctors expressed the beLief belief beliet be be- lief liet that an an operation will bo be necessary necessary sary mary to save her lifo The accident occurred at the In Intersection In- In nt n- n t of South Temple and K streets as Edna and several companions companions com corn were going home from school I Faulkner was driving west weston weston on on mi South Temple street according to 0 police The Tho group of ot children were half halfway halfway way vay across the street when they suddenly ran back across the street to 0 avoid another machine Faulkner declared The Passerine girl was the he only one struck by the truck At the emergency hospital where the lie girl was rushed it was necessary sary ary to resort to strong stimulants to 0 keep leep her alive She was vas still unconscious unconscious un un- un- un conscious at a late hour Friday Faulkner was ts released on his own recognizance pending a n. police I investigation