| Show RIVERS S W WARNED ARNED AS DEATH TOLL MOUNTS FATAl INJURY OF ICED AGED MAN AN RAISES TOTAl Officers Renew Tests to Stamp Out Faulty Brakes Lights While Salt Lakes Lake's traffic toll tol mounted to 41 Monday with the death deith of George B B. 3 Fr st 73 resident of the county infirmary who was struck and fatally injured by an nn automobile on n State street near South street Sunda Sunday night law Jaw enforcement enforce enforce- ment meat joined in a united warning to motor vehicle law viola vIola- i tors torL M. M p. p Mecham 27 64 Russett ave aye I nue flue driver of the automobile which struck the aged man told police Mr Frost Yost stepped from the curb directly into nto the path of the machine as he made a left hand turn into a driveway adjoining a bakery at 1844 South State street The right front fender of Mr Mecham's Mecham's Mecham's Me- Me chams cham's car struck Mr Frost according according according accord accord- ing to police reports hurling him against the curb Suffering from a basal fracture of the skull and other othern injuries juries n Mr Frost was taken to the Salt Lake county general hospital by byther other ther motorists He died at 9 p. p m m. a few hours after alter the accident DRIVER QUESTIONED Mr Mecham was questioned bv by Patrolmen Pa- Pa Patrolmen T 1 B. B Burbidge and W W. W R. R Hawkes and was allowed to go home pending ending further questioning by Patrolman Patrolman Pa- Pa rolman L L. F. F Bastow police pollee traffic investigator Riding with Mr Mecham at the time ime of the accident were his wife and nd Mr and Mrs Thompson Lee 61 Vest West Thirty third T They y corroborated Mr M hams ham's version of f the collision Mr Frost was returning to the infirmary in in- from the McKinley L. L D. D S. S ward ard chapel 1740 South State street when the fatal mishap occurred Records Eec Rec- show v that he entered the infirmary infirmary in- in May 18 1921 He was born in Salt Lake February 10 1858 and Continued on Pare Page Sixteen FATAL INJURY OF AGED MAN RAISES TOTAL I COI Continued irons from Pave Pate E. E Eeten Ived here hee all aU his Js life lie No near relatives rela rela- tives survive t With Wit the cessation of snow mow and the advent of good god weather police polee and sheriffs sheriff's deputies renewed their campaign campaign cam cam- against drivers of automobiles s swit with wit faulty fauty brAk brakes s and ad lights CONTINUE TESTS Stationed at the te Salt Sl Lake outlet of 01 the Ogden highway and at other strategic points point in the thc city traffic patrolmen under the te direction of ol Patrolman Walter Waltr E. E E Jukes JUkes continued tests which have resulted in the ad- ad of ot brakes brake on hundreds of cars recently Headlight tests tet will wi be resumed Monday Mondy night Patrolman Jukes Jues said sid and nd officers ore are preparing for a busy evening Reports Report to police polee last lat week wee indicate that numerous motorists are driving cars cr with wih only one headlight and in i some instances without any lights Similar reports report to the county traffic trot trot- ua tic fie department led Deputy Sheriff Wesley L. L L Maughan Maugha director of ot the c county uty traffic trac squad to station deputies deputies the ties tc county along arterial highways through trough Mr Maughan also abo w warned motorists motor motor- isis it to use more than usual caution ua cauton while driving on Icy streets With Wih streets street in their present icy fc condition drivers driver should give themselves themselves themselves them them- selves ample aJ allowance wace for stopping at through trough stop signs sigs he sid said It Itis Itis 1 is not uncommon to see sec a car slide by byone byone byone one of these signs sigs and into the intersection intersection inter inter- iter- iter section seton far tar enough to interfere with wih traffic in the intersecting lanes Only the driver r is I res responsible when this thi happens and ad excuses excuses of icy pavement will vl not be acceptable ADVISES CHAINS Mr Jukes Juices Jue suggested that wherever possible motorists motorist should equip their cars c with skid chains in winter A skidding car he said cannot canot be controlled controlled con con- trolled and may causo cause a fatal accident through no DO fault of of the driver If I you cannot canot equip your you machine machin with wih chains chais he said make sure the tread on the tires tres is not worn down dow Traction and good brakes arc are all all- al- al Important when driving on icy streets street In an effort efort to make everyone in Sn Utah safety conscious school officials oUi dais ls in i all parts part of ot the state are arc beIg beIng beIng be be- c Ing Ig urged to cooperate ate wi with th the aux aux- Uary illary of the American Legion in I th the I organizations organization's educational safety program program program pro pro- gram D. D W. W secretary of ot th the Utah Uth Education association an an- Mr said the te state school schol office Is I furnishing teachers upon request with a booklet called cled Synopsis sis of the Vehicle and Traffic Laws Law of or Utah The Te booklet is 1 issued by bythe bythe bythe the secretary of or states states state's office |
