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Show 3 Youngsters Hurt as Car Hits Scooter Telegram Leased Wire LOGAN, Oct 29 Three children were Injured, one critically, Saturday Satur-day morning In a motor scooter-automobile scooter-automobile collision. . Critically Injured was Douglas Edwards, 11, driver of the motor scooter, suffering from a basal skull fracture, shock and lacerations. lacera-tions. Others Injured were bis sister, Sharon Edwards, 13, shock, bruises and lacerations about the legs and body, and Tama Jean Edwards, T, shock, bruises and lacerations. The three children, riding on the motor scooter west on Fourth South collided with a car going south on Fifth West, driven by George M. Hammond. 19, California, Califor-nia, a student at the Utah State Agricultural college. According to Investigating officers, offi-cers, Hammond's car skidded 60 feet before striking the scooter at the intersection. Hammond was cited for excessive speed under existing ex-isting conditions and failure to keep a proper lookout. He told the officers he didn't see the scooter or the children until about 20 feet before he hit them. Investigating In-vestigating officers were Patrolmen Patrol-men Austin Frank and Reuben Olson.. Parents of the children are Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Edwards. 488 Southwest: The children were taken to the '.Logan L D 8 hospital. |