| Show S 1 La CRASH KILLS 2 S DEATH DRIVER SUSPECT HELD CHARGE I Officials C Con Continue 0 fl t tin i n u e el Probe in Fatal Accident Deputies of ot County Attorney Harold Harold Har liar old E. E Wallace late Thursday pondered pondered pon dered the possibility of ot filing charges charge against Robert 23 23 in the deaths of two Salt Lake City youths killed by a hit run automobile Thursday night The dead are Richard White 19 of 1328 South Eighth West street and Warren Pickle also 19 of 1090 South I Eight West street Mr was held Thursday in the county jail for lor investigation of ot manslaughter Meanwhile sherif's sheriffs sheriff's sher sher- ifs iff's deputies and Lote Late B. B Kinney investigator investigator in in- for th the county and district attorneys attorney's s office continued to probe of of circumstances surrounding the fatal accident Wails Waits Probe Results Deputies of the county attorney said they await wait the result of this investigation in b be before a f for o r e determining whether charges will be filed against Mr who lives at Vine street Murray The a accident occurred near 2922 South Main street at 1025 p. p m. m while the two youths were on their way to a dance with Keith Maloney 21 South Ninth West street A Aire tire ire was punctured and the boys were vere repairing it at the roadside Official reports said the run hit driver was traveling south at 35 or 40 miles per hour when the two were struck Mr Pickle was thrown 21 feet by the impact and Mr White was hurled hurle-d or dragged 93 feet Driver Flees South The run hit-run automobile fled south without stopping it was reported D. D E. E Morris of ot Lark driving behind behind belind be- be hind lind the death automobile said he first saw a cloud of dust then the bodies and followed the flying lying ma ma- chine He lost track of it in Murray Murray Murray Mur Mur- ray but bot was able to furnish authorities authorities au au- au- au with a description of the automobile Mr Morris described the machine as a light green roadster with light-colored light wheels At about a. a m. m Deputy Sheriff Sheriff Sher- Sher iff ff H. H C. C Holley and Vera Vern Gardner foreman of the county garage saw such an automobile drive out of an alley atley onto State street near the county shops in Murray Arrest They They gave gave chase and He was taken to the county jail for questioning and admitted having been the driver of the machine which which struck struck the boy sheriffs sheriff's officers said saW They quoted a statement attributed attributed attrib attrib- to Mr Ras missen ss n as follows vs I was traveling south on Main ain street at 3 35 or 40 miles per hour The first I 1 noticed was a car cor parked off the pavement about one foot by bythe bythe bythe the McFarland packing plant I was watching a car coming from rom the south about feet distant disant dis- dis tant ant He was on the left side of the road The next thing I 1 noticed was aman back backof of the car the parked machine machino and the next thing the Impact as I passed this car Became Panicky T I 1 had a a. subconscious feeling I had lad hit someone someone and 1 J knew what I was up against Then TheIl I became panicky y I took a roundabout way to o go home Officers said that the machine Mr drove belongs to Wendel Frickberg 2515 Green street The two young men had been beeh down downtown downtown downtown town in n Salt Lake City and nd mussen borrowed the machine to Continued on Pa Pace Pue e Two RUN HIT-RUN CRASH KILLS 2 IN S S. S L Continued from Pace PARC One visit Vern Clark of ot Murray with wit whom he had an appointment the they said Mr Malone Maloney said the accident ent happened so fast that ho he was unable unable unable un un- un- un able to see Bee the death Ho He had picked up Pickle an and White at their homes half hale an hour hou before the accident to go to a dance in Union he said In the 2900 block blockon on South Main street a rear tir tire was punctured He was vas standing near the right light rear end of the automobile which official reports said was parked three feet et of off the paved strip Mr Maloney said The boys had re repaired repaired repaired re- re paired the puncture and were pumping up the tire Ure near the edge edg of the pavement about six feet behind behind be be- hind the parked machine I h heard ard the roar of oC a speeding car ar heading south Mr Maloney told old officers and the next thing I knew they were hit Mr Maloney Wednesday night appeared dazed by the suddenness of the accident Saw Du Dust t Cloud Frank Kern of oC 1603 Major street told deputies he was traveling on Main street near the scene and saw the cloud of dust He Ho helped to pick up tip the victims and to put them in an ambulance I Mr Pickle was killed instantly it was reported and Mr White lived but a short time The immediate imme imme- I diate causes of oC death were broken necks although Mr Pickle also had hada a fractured skull it was reported by physicians I The victims were taken to the I Salt Lake general hospital A second less Jess serious mishap followed the accident Dayton Hughes 18 of ot 2599 Fifth East street suffered a bruise and laceration lacera lacera- I tion above the right eye when he heI collided with an automobile driven I by M. M W. W Lindquist Downing- Downing ton avenue on the driveway of the I hospital The youth son of oC Mr and Mrs r Robert Hughes was riding a bicy bicy- t L etc cle He spent the night in the hospital host hos hos- t pital but was released to his home Thursday morning Mr Lindquist was following the Carlquist Lindquist-Carlquist a am ambulance m b u I 1 a n nee c e which bore the victims to the hospital hospi hospi- tal Lal and which at that time was re returning returning returning re- re turning from the scene of the hit- hit run accident a second time Second Victim Mr Pickle was the second member member member mem mem- ber of his family to have been killed by an automobile A sister Melba was killed in an accident five years ago He was born In Jn Salt Lake City June 29 1915 the son of James N. N and Ellen Davison Pickle and was wasa a graduate a of South high school Surviving besides his parents are area a brother Richard and a sister Lois both of Salt Lake Cit City Mr White was born in Salt Lake City May 1 1916 and was a son of Mrs Beda C. C White Ho He had attended attend attend- cd ed South high school and for tor the past few tew months had been working for tor a local advertising firm Other survivors include the following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing brothers and sisters Don E. E White and Ronald White Salt Lake City Lee Thomas White San Francisco Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco Mary and Evelyn White both bothof of Salt Lake City The youths youth's father Lawrence Thomas White died about 15 years ago |
