Show News From Salt Lake Neighboring Communities C TRUCK MISHAP 1 FATAL TO GIRL GIRLs J s SPANISH ANISH FORK FORK Rae Rao Selman 14 1 daughter of Roy and Rebecca Selman of Benjamin was killed Tuesday about p. p m. m near nea here when struck while walking along the highway way by a truck driven by Lynn Beck 24 Spanish Fork A companion walking g with her Marie Hansen 16 daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Edward Hansen of Benjamin was Injured Tho accident occurred at Benjamin Ben Ben- jamin Janin little community several I miles miles miles' south of here The Selman girl with her sister Beth 16 and tho the Hansen girl was walking north along the highway on the west side of the road having just left the homo home of Harold Clayson directly opposite apposite Arrowhead resort The ton half-ton truck driven by Beck eck also traveling north approached approached approached ap ap- ap- ap the girls from tho the rear Beck Bick sounding his horn according to the story told to investigating officers ers by Beck and the surviving girls Beth Selman officers said apparently be became me confused by the lights lighta of the car and ran across to the east ast side of the road directly in ine the e path of the truck Beck swerved his truck west Inan in an nn effort to avoid the elder Selman girl girl- girland and struck h her r younger sister and the Hansen girl girl- officers rs said The Fhe e two girls iv were re carried by the car for probably feet officers estimated From Front where Beck began began began be be- gan to brake hl his car s some me distance b before olo ho he struck the girls to where they were re picked up measured feet Tho The victim suffered a crushed skull and other injuries Miss Hansen Hansen Hansen Han Han- sen r received a severely a-severely cut left foot oot I bruised left leg and other b bruises 1 Her injuries are not considered se se- se I rious She was was' treated by Dr Joseph Joseph Jo Jo- seph sepIa Hughes of Spanish Fork and taken to her home The body of tho the victim was taken to the Claudin funeral home a at Spanish Fo Fork k Investigating officers included County Attorney Stanley Dunford Dunford Dun- Dun ford Sheriff E. E G. G Durnell Deputy Depty Depty Dep Dep- uty ty Sheriff Rueben Mark rk Cornaby state highway patrolman patrolman pa pa- and Robert Milner Spanish Spanish Spanish Span Span- ish Fork night patrolman They hey laid aid the accident would be Investigated investigated gated further The Tha investigation disclosed Becks Beck's truck had faulty brakes but apparently was Wa not traveling very fast County Attorney Dunford said Beck was not held but probably w ll be subjected to further investigation ho lie said With the driver at the time of the accident were his wife and two small smaIl children Ross Meldrum Meldrum Mel Mel- drum 2 and LeWan Meldrum 4 l i ions of Mr and Mrs Fred Meldrum Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p. p m. m in the Benjamin L. L j D. D S. S ward chapel chap l with with Interment Interment ent entin in the Payson cemetery Friends may call caU at the Claudia Claudin funeral home ome in Spanish Fork until Sunday then at the residence of Wilford Ho Holm m Benj Benjamin until time Ume for the Services The girl was born at Benjamin October 18 1921 the daughter of Roy R. R and Rebecca Rebecca- Olsen Selman Surviving are her parents two grandmothers Mrs Emily Selman Los Angeles and Mrs 0 O. H. H Olsen Provo Prove and the following fo brothers and sisters Beth Barbara Dorothy Juanita Merrily Patsy Georgia Bud and Richard Selman all of Benjamin Be jamin |