Show BUS AUTO CRASH KILLS S. S L. L MAN Road oad Accident r Fatal to Father t fr Of 13 ii Wife Hurt 1 Occurs Collision ontie on tie Highway High Curve r. r l. Near Kaysville J 1 f i The life of ofa a Salt Lake City man f father of 13 children was claimed Thursday at a. a m. m near Kays- Kays lIe lille when his car collided with with- witha a Union Pacific bus His wife W was I Critically injured Victim of the accident was LeRoy Griffin 36 Green street V V. His wife wICe Elizabeth EUzabeth Griffin GrUHn I 46 46 is in the Dee hospital at at- She is suffering from shock arid and possible internal Injuries ray X-ray X pictures pic plc- tues tures may reveal leg fractures a I Occurs on Curve I l The collision occurred occurred- or on a curve I II II near ar the northern boundary of on the Salt Ogden-Salt Lake City highway I Cause of or the accident had not been definitely determined by a preliminary preliminary investigation b by SherIff Sheriff Sher- Sher iff Joseph Holbrook and Deputy Sheriff Calvin G. G Roberts both of oC I Farmington armIngton of Davis county 1 Sheriff Holbrook said that no Inquest in inquest In- In In-I In quest would be held He added that be he had no intention of holding the I libus bus driver The bus had two wheels off the tight right side o of the road when it was Sheriff Holbrook said It was believed that Mr Griffin Griftin returning to Salt Lake City with S his wife from Ogden went to sleep at the wheel of his car r. Deputy Sheriff Roberts told The Telegram that lh the point of impact between the light sedan and the bus was Vas 4 feet tee 2 inches from the east tilde aide I Ide of the road V- V The Griffin car was going south south fi i. i Continued on Pale Page Five PIe I I l' l i 1 I i iu u uN N- N I LenD LeRoy Griffin who was wa i killed I In the highway crash and his wife Sirs MeM Griffin who o was critically I injured SI S 8 L LI l. MAN KILLED IN ROAD CRASH Continued from Pare Page One Mr Roberts Roberta said and the bus goIng going go go- Ing north The bus had the right of way on the east cast side of the road J. J W. W Francis West Vest Third North street Salt Lake City was the bus driver Passengers In the thebus thebus thebus bus were Dale E E. Bower en route from San Pedro Cal to the midwest midwest mid mid- west and Truman Hutchins o of Ironton Utah en cn route to Amanda Ohio The bus driver and his two passengers passengers pas pas- said that the tho bus was rounding the curve on its right side of the road and that the Griffin car struck them according to the Davis county sheriff Investigators The impact of the cars threw v the engine of ot the Griffin automobile back Into the front scat seat where Mr and Mrs Griffin were ridin riding The passengers were crushed Deputy Sheriff Roberts said The bus was only slightly damaged damaged damaged dam dam- aged and none of ot its occupants were injured The bus Its left light and fender Cender pushed back against the wheel was returned to Salt Lake City and a new bus was sent out to continue the Journey eastward Mr Griffin Griftin was instantly killed according to the sheriffs sheriff's investigation tion Mrs Griffin Grifin was given first aid treatment by Dr D. D Keith Barnes of Farmington who was on the he scene of the accident when Sheriff Holbrook and Deputy SherIff Sheriff Sher- Sher Iff ff Roberts arrived there Mr Griffins Griffin's body w was s taken to tho ho Larkin and Sons mortuary in Ogden The Griffin GriCin family here said that funeral arrangements would not be completed late Thursday Born in Ogden November 27 21 less Mr Griffin was a son of Mr and nd Mrs Richard Griffin At the time Ime of his death he was employed as s a barber at East Fifth Firth South street treet a profession he had followed for or the last 25 years Surviving arc are the widow eight daughters Mrs Gertrude Williams Spanish Fork Geraldine Derlin Helen Joan Louise Betty Betly and LIllian Lilian Lillian Lil Lil- lian ian Griffin Salt Lake Cit City five sons ons Leroy Donald Walter Valter Ronald Ronald Ronld Ron- Ron ald ld and Wayne Vayne Griffin Salt Lake City his father a a. brother Louis lAuis Griffin riffin Salt Lake Cit City and two sisters sisters sis sis- Mrs Merle Johnson Salt Lake Cit City and Mrs Lillian Ryan Salt Lake ake City |