Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-05-26 | Page 17 | Truck Driver Dies in Crash

TRUCK DRIVER I DIES IN CRASH Provo Man Killed as Loaded Machine Plunges Over Embankment I 1933 AUTOMOBILE ILE I PE DEATH T TOLL TOL I In Salt Lake City X ii 11 11 I In Salt Lake county 4 I In Utah outside Salt Lake co county un ty 28 28 Plunging over a foot 10 embankment embankment embankment embank embank- ment o on the thc Tooele Airport highway in a loaded gravel truck Russell Wilkinson Wilkinson Wil Wil- kinson 22 of Provo was killed at a. a m m m. Friday Wilkinson who was employed as asa as asa asa a truck driver for the Dodge Construction Construction Con Con- company was hauling gravel for the road construction three miles east of Blackrock when the mishap occurred according to reports report of Deputy Sheriffs Jack Householder and P. P A. A H Hanks and nd Justice of ot the Peace William Willfam r of ot Magna F. F K Parkinson another truck driver er told the officers the victim apparently apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap lost control of the truck and it hurtled over the side of the road Wilkinson was crushed in the cab Wilkinson was unmarried and resided resided resided re re- re- re sided with a law brother Howard Egbert of Magna He was born in Orem August 10 1910 and attended school there He had resided in Provo for many years ears Surviving are his father Alma Wilkinson Wil Wil kinson of Provo si six brothers and two sisters sisters Jay Jay ay Lawrence Ray Thomas Richard and Harry Wilkinson of Provo Mrs Marie McDonald of Provo and Mrs How Howard lo Magna