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Show Sheriff in Idaho Dies After Utah Accident Injuries From Tooele-County Crash Prove Fatal, Boosting State Death Toll to 153 Utah's 1939 traffic accident toll was raised to 153 Wednesday Wednes-day with death in Idaho of Art C. Parker, 51, Twin Falls county sheriff, who was injured in a Tooele county crash last Sunday afternoon. ' The state's record for the year compares with 212 fatalities in the corresponding 1938 period, a decrease de-crease of 27.8 per cent. Tooele county's toll is seven fatalities, fa-talities, one more than to December Decem-ber 13 last year and for all of 1938. The accident occurred when a' tire on the westbound sedan blew out about 25 miles east of Wend-over Wend-over on U. S. highway 40-50, according ac-cording to Sheriff Alma White of Tooele county. Sheriff Parker, driver, suffered a partially crushed chest and head Injuries. He was thrown 28 feet when the car rolled over at least five times In traveling 134 feet along a borrow pit. Mrs. Parker; the sheriffs sister and brother-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. C T. Neasham of Shatter, Nev.; a nephew. Gene Parker, and Delbert tCoaUno-S mi Pan Elsst) ICotuaw Sis) CRASH III UTAH KILLSJDAHOAN (COBtlaua front Pea Om) Hlgby. 8, also of Shatter, suffered less sever hurts. |