Show SL S. S L. L Womans Woman's Death Boosts Utah's Traffic Toll for 1948 J Victim of December Bus Accident Raises Record Utah Total to With the death Wednesday of an year old Salt Lake City woman who lost both legs after a bus struck her Dec 2 Utah's 4 r L q J i i L Mrs Rosa Potter year old woman oman dies from Dec 2 Injuries 1918 time all record for traffic fatalities rose to a new high Mrs Rose Potter 34 S. S Main died in a Salt Lake Lake City hospital at am a.m. Wednesday bringing Utah's traffic deaths for the past year to The elderly woman was struck as she hesitated in crossi crossing g the intersection of Main rain and Broadway Broadway Broadway Broad Broad- I way during the evening and Christmas shopping rush about pm p.m. After she was removed from under the left front wheel of at a Salt Lake City Lines Co bus she was taken to the hospital where both legs legs' were amputated at the thee knees e I Traffic Fatality As the death of the aged woman t who had lived alone atone for or many 4 years occurred within six months I of the accident it will be classified classi classi- J fied lied a traffic fatality according t to Lt F. F Clark Sanford head of t traffic division Salt Lake City f police department The yearly record thus rose to or four more than the previous previous previous pre pre- all time high of persons killed in traffic accidents in 1938 t tIn In 1917 1947 a total of were killed Mrs Potters Potter's death br brought the total of persons killed in Salt Lake City in traffic accidents during the year to 20 of which 10 were pedestrians I These figures compared with the previous years year's total of 19 traffic t fatalities of whom eight were pe pe- pe f Widow 25 Years Mrs Potter who was a member 1 of the Christian Science church was a native of P Pa Her husband Tony died more than 25 years ago Mrs Potter her husband and and J their son DeReal DeRea moved to Salt Lake City from their San Francisco Francisco Frandisco Fran Fran- I cisco disco home following the earthquake earthquake earthquake earth earth- I quake there in 1907 She is Is' survived b by a grandson 4 Jimmie Potter 15 son of DeReal i Potter who died when the youngster youngster youngster young young- ster was about six months old He lives with his mother Mrs Vern B. B Webb Mid Mid ale vale Only other survivor is' is believed to be a niece who lives lives' in Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pitts Pitts- burgh Pa |