Show Accident in Canyon Stalls Traffic Tuesday An accident Tuesday night on U. U S. S Highway at the base of ot Moab canyon adjacent to the Arches national monument headquarters headquarters head ht quarters Injured two men and blocked the highway for more than an hour when a 1948 sedan edan delivery truck collided with two tankers tanker hauling acid add Patrolman Scott Lee Investigating investigating gating officer said the sedan driven by Lloyd Selby 53 Denver Denver Den Den- ver vet Colo failed to negotiate a curve and struck an approaching tanker The sedan off the side of the tanker and struck a vehicle that had been following the sedan but had pulled pulled pull pull- ed off oft the right side aide of the road to avoid the collision A passenger et er In tho the sedan Elwood Hunt 48 Clifton Colorado received lacerations lacerations lacer lacer- of the head and bruises of the leg and chest Selby suffered suffered suf suf- a fractured knee cap Selby was cited cUed for drunken driving and Hunt for being Intoxicated In and around a Vehicle Operators of the Pritchard Transfer company tankers Kenneth Kenneth Ken Ken- I Ineth neth Naylor and Tade hara hags both of Moab were Neither tanker was damaged damaged damaged dam dam- aged but the sedan was practically practical practical- ly demolished Traffic was halted because the lighter vehicle came cameto cameto cameto to a rest In the center of at the highway Construction of the new highway at that point prevented a detour Assisting Patrolman Lee In the I Investigation was Deputy Wesley Wesley Wes Wes- ley Barton of the Grand county Sheriffs office |