Show Utah's Traffic Death Toll Approaches 47 Figure T Traffic r a f f t I e C fatalities In Box BoxElder 1 Elder and Utah counties raised the states state's traffic toll to 52 52 ani only one below the total to the 4 same date in 1947 The Utah county death was the in inthe I the county so far this year an increase of four 0 o er er the 1947 total at this time Box BoxElder Elder county has had five Cic traffic deaths in 1948 compared compared com corn pared with only two t during the same period in 1947 1 The injured are Iral Wagers 23 S S. S 1st West Vest Provo who is in condition at the Utah Valley Valley Val- Val ley hospital where he is undergoing undergo- undergo 4 lug ing treatment of possible internal injuries and J J. L L. 22 55 N. N West who suffered a broken wrist t Investigating officers said Mr Madson and Mr were truck by a northbound car as they were walking north on U. U S. S highway highway high- high Tway way 91 between the Utah county In and Ironton and nd shortly afterward another northbound car caran ran an into a group gathered at the of the first mishap State troopers Owen S S. S Beardall Springville and Lawrence Clark Provo said both cars struck Mr Madson He died en route to the hospi hospital tal J. J Mr r. r Wagers was injured in the second crash He was a passenger in n the first car and was as struck lafter after he had gone back to the cene to lend assistance Duane I 20 N. N East Who was In the original group I escaped injury in both mishaps Others gathered at the accident were also able to jump clear of the second machine I Officers said the first car inVOlved in- in was driven by James Madion Madi- Madi Ion aon on May 40 E. E North J Provo while the second machine was driven by Ray Trujillo Tru- Tru 25 another student at B BY Y U. U i. i Both th th drivers told officers they were unable to see the pedestrians on on n the road because of blinding r Nights lights from southbound traffic Mr Madson was born April 5 1921 no in Malad Ida a son of John and Ann Anz Madson it He Re served 13 months in the U. U S tl See Page 6 6 Column 4 TRAFFIC TOLL Continued from rage Pago 1 marine corps enlisting In July 1945 and being discharged in August August August Au Au- gust 1946 He was following a course of studies at B BY Y U at the time of his death Surviving are his mother and eight brothers and sisters Rex Mason Madson Parke Madson Mrs Hattie Hattic M M. Knight and Amelia Ann Madson all of Provo James W. W V. V Madson Jack Madson and Mrs Harold larold Williams all of Malad Orvil Madson Washington D. D C. C and Grant Madson Idaho Falls Ida da Funeral services will be conducted conduct conduct- ed Friday at 11 am a.m. in the ward chapel Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter Saints under the he direction of Harold Hintze bishop I Burial will be Friday in Malad city cemetery |