Show SI SL L L YOUTH DIES DIE 1 1 OF CRASH HURTS Death of a Salt Lake youth Injured Injured Injured In- In in a New Years Year's eve frolic Saturday had added another death j to Utah's 1941 traffic toll bringIng bringing bring- bring 4 Ing the total for the year to 1 This is an increase of 34 or 20 per cent over the 1940 total of J JIn In Salt Lake county outside outside outside-of of Salt Lake Laie City the death toll was raised to 29 compared to 17 In I d 1940 an increase of 12 or more than 70 per cent Injured while riding on the rear bumper of an automobile as part of a New Years Year's eve prank Shinley Shirley Shirley Shir Shin ley Tripp 19 son of Mr and Mrs Wesley Tripp ipp 1336 Murphys Murphy's lane South street died Friday at 1126 p. p m. m in a Salt Lake hos hos- pital tal The youth was riding on the bumper with two companions and was struck by another automobile 1 near 1815 East Thirty-third Thirty South street He suffered a pelvis pelvis pel- pel 1 vis fracture and bladder injuries 1 Didn't See Car Ahead The three youths youths Mr Tripp and his two companions Willis j jand and Reed North sons of Mr and I i Mrs Clarence North Thirteenth Thirteenth Thir ThIn 1300 East street were street were riding on the bumper of a westbound westbound westbound west west- bound automobile driven by George Owen 27 Melbourne 1815 East street at the time of the accident Driver of the second machine t also traveling west on South street James Melvin Fisher 19 Twenty-third Twenty 2300 East Eat street did not see the Owen car until he was almost on on it In swerving to avoid impact his right night front fender and headlight struck the left rear of the Owen machine where Mr Mn Tripp was sitting said State Patrolman Lee B. B Browning The other youths Willis North kneeling on the bumper facing to the front of the machine and Reed North who was sitting on the right side of the bumper in a similar position were thrown or jumped clear as the two machines collided the officer said Mr Owen told the officer the three boys caught a ride on the rear of his car without his knowledge knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge apparently as he stopped at Twentieth 2000 East and Thirtieth Thin Thir U th South street to let off a fellow worker He then drove south to South street and west to Melbourne street where he had slowed down to make the turn when the accident oc oc- oc- oc The body is at the Larkin mortuary mortuary mortuary mor mor- pending funeral arrange arrange- ments |