Show Ki Killed a by y Car r d E 3 c 0 t 5 rak MRS MARY BIARY ONEIL O'NEIL Killed b by automobile CAR HITS KILLS PEDESTRIAN IN Womans Woman's Death Boosts Toll TollI I In n State to 37 An outbreak of traffic fatalities fatalities fatalities fatali fatali- ties in Utah continued WednesdaY Wednesday Wednes Wednes- s- s day with de death th of a Salt Lake woman who was struck by an automobile in front of of her home The death raised the states states state's fatalities fatalities fatalities fa fa- for 1940 to 3 37 an increase of 42 per cent over the 26 killed up to this time in 1939 Salt Lake City's toll was Increased in increased In- In creased to 10 against only six to date last year an increase of 66 per cent id y On On s. s r L. L Street f r Salt Lake Lak City's tenth 1940 traffic traffie tic fie death w was was s recorded Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day at a. a m. m when Mrs Mary ONell ONeil 59 of East Fifth South street succumbed in Salt Lake general hospital to injuries s suffered suffered suf suf- f red when struck by an automobile automobile automobile automo automo- bile in front of her home at p. p m m. Tuesday Mrs ONeil O'Neil a widow with five children and 10 grandchildren suffered internal injuries severe shock and fractures of the left leg eg and left arm hospital attendants attendants attend attend- ants reported Police said the victim was struck and knocked 45 feet by a car driven west on Fifth Filth South street by Wilfred Burrell 25 of 1211 Eighth East street who reported the automobile was Wa traveling only 20 miles an hour Mr Burrell said the victim I stepped from behind three parked cars in front of her home feet west of the Fourth East East Fifth Fifth South street intersection and had Continued on Pate Page Eight Column One H CAR TAKES LIFE L OF S S. S 1 UK L L. WOMAN OMAN v Continued From Flom Page e On One J walked about 20 feet s south uth when r the the right front fender of his has car struck her It was raining at the time police noted The motorist told Traffic Investigators Investigators Investigators E E. H H. ChrIstensen and i George F F. La he failed to see e the pedestrian until a moment mo- mo 1 ment before belore the impact I Mrs O'Neil's death was the f eighth pedestrian fatality in the I I city since e January 1 O Of the other two traffic deaths one resulted from a n accident t and andt i t the second from a two-car two crash crl ih tI The last previous fatality was recorded recorded re fe re- re corded when a pedestrian was f killed when struck by a utility busat bus busat busat at Fourth East street and Harrlson Harrison Harrison Harri Harrl- son avenue f Mrs ONeil O'Neil widow of ot William ONeil O'Neil a mechanic who died cUed in f J 1936 was born at Midway Utah on August 3 1880 a daughter of Heber and Amanda F Fa Fausset a u s s se s.e. e t Wardle She was a member of the L L. i D. D S. S church and was active in inS rD S Relief society affairs of the Eighth warde ward e Survivors include two daughters Mrs Hazel Petersen of Ferron Utah and Mrs Wanda Jensen of Roosevelt three sons Heber ONeil O'Neil of Roosevelt Ernest ONeil O'Neil of Gunnison and Gerald ONeil O'Neil t r of Salt Lake City a sister Mrs S George of Salt Lake r City a niece Mrs Nora Axelgard of o Price and 10 grandchildren |