Show S Hearing Starts Starts- In 1944 First Traffic Fatality Evidence Presented In Jan 1 Death Of Student-Soldier Student Preliminary hearing on Involuntary involuntary involuntary manslaughter charges resulting re re- re- re suIting from Utah's first traffic fatality of 1944 began Tuesday morning before City Judge E. E G. G Foxley as the state presented evidence evidence evidence evi evi- evi- evi dence of or circumstances surroundIng surrounding surrounding surround surround- ing the traffic death January 1 of Private John V. W. Coles 21 Gary S. S D. D student soldier at University of Utah Defendant is William WilHam V. W. Oleson 20 24 21 Sixth East street whose automobile allegedly struck and fatally injured the soldier in an pedestrian auto-pedestrian accident at Thirteenth Thirteenth Thirteenth Thir Thir- East and Ninth South streets S T. T V. V W. W Southworth police traffic investigator told the court under questioning that Private Coles was struck as he crossed Thirteenth Thirteenth Thirteenth Thir Thir- East street Police rep reports on the accident showed that Mr Oleson told officers he was blinded by the lights of an approaching street I car and did not see the pedestrian until too late to avoid striking him The hearing was expected to continue through Tuesday after after- noon Melvin Whiting 20 convicted on a charge of of depriving D. D W. W Hoffman Fifth East street of the use of his automobile January January January Jan Jan- uary 5 was s sentenced d by Judge Foxley to serve servo 60 days days' in Salt Lake county jail Execution of sentence was was was' stayed until June 1 |