Show Two Narrowly Escape Injury Two Moi narrowly escaped es- es es escaped caged Injury Tuesday evening In a pickup accident on Cane Creek Blvd two and one half miles mites from Moab Driver of the vehicle was vas wasa vasa a year old juvenile driving ing ng on a learners permit With her was the owner of the pickup Bill Shupe 20 who had no drivers driver's license Investigating officers stated stated stat stat- ed the accident occurred when the right wheel of thE tho pickup left the pavement traveled feet along the shoulder of the highway traveled down the bank of the river and crashed Into a large rock which prevented It from going Into the Colorado river The vehicle was totaled out with an estimated 1200 damages Investigating officer Deputy ty Cliff Aldridge said the pick up tip on Its precarious journey down the river bank bounced over an exposed gas line tine which would have caused serious sere ser ious sous had It been broken Utah Gas Company officials were alerted to stand standby standby standby by when a wrecker was called called call caU ed to extract the vehicle from Irom Its Us river bank perch over the gas line Une and back to the high high- way Shupe was cited for failure to report the accident Addi Additional citations were Issued to the driver for lor failure to keep proper control of the vehicle and for a restricted license license- violation |