Show eee YOUTH DIES IN AUTO CRASH An ill-advised ill leap from a C C C truck a few seconds before it was struck by a passenger car cost an Ohio youth his life in a Washington Washing Washing- ton county traffic crash Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day morning Utah's 1940 traffic toll was raised to by the fatality an increase of 93 pet per cent over the 93 fatalities fatalities fatalities fatali fatali- ties to date in 1939 while WashIngton Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington county's toll for the year climbed to five per cent more than the single traffic death in the same period last year and 25 per percent percent percent cent more than for all of 1939 Special to The Telegram CEDAR CITY Aug 28 Leo 28 Leo J. J Haskins 17 of Mantua Ohio enrollee enrollee enrollee en- en rollee at the he Leeds C C C camp campin in Washington county was killed at 9 a. a m. m Wednesday when the C C C truck in which he was riding was struck and overturned by a passenger automobile Haskins son of Mrs Hazel F. F I Haskins of Mantua was riding in inthe inthe the rear of the truck traveling on U. U S. S highway No 91 91 and saw the automobile a few seconds before it crashed into the side of the truck He leaped from the truck to the pavement and was crushed by ay the vehicle as it toppled on him State Highway Patrolman L. L A. A Porter said the accident occurred at the Andersons Anderson's ranch junction of highway 9 91 and U 15 the Mt Carmel Harmel tunnel road to Zion national national national na na- na- na park parle about 35 miles south of Cedar City and 15 miles north of St. St George The automobile was driven by Mrs Viola Gay Wilson 37 37 of Los Angeles Ca Cal who is in serious condition at Andersons Anderson's ranch with severe shock aggravated by a aheart aheart aheart heart condition Three passengers in Mrs Wilson's Wilsons Wil Vil Vilson's sons son's car her car her mother Mrs Tillie Tulle Jacobson Van Nu Nuys s Cal her brother Gale Jacobson and her daughter Joy Wilson 15 suffered 15 suffered minor cuts and bruises as did six other occupants of the truck which was operated by Ronald Cunningham 18 Patrolman Porter said The body of Haskins was taken to Lo the Southern Utah mortuary at Cedar City pending word from rel ret 4 |