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Show Woman Killed In Accident In San Juan Highway Patrol Troopers, San Juan County Sheriff's department de-partment officers and Monti, cello City Police were called to investigate an accident on. Saturday, July 15, west- of Monticello which took the life of a Montcelilo woman, Lana Jhnson, 23. The accident occurred as Steven Butts, 19 driving a 1972 Ford pickup was traveling trav-eling east toward Monticello at a high rate of speed. The truck left the road and ran into an embankment and then traveled back across the road before becoming airborne and crashing head-on into a 1972 Buick driven by Sandy Johnson, John-son, also 23. Mrs. Johnson was apparently appar-ently killed instantly and a daughter, Mistie, 17 months, was taken to the University of Utah hospital where she remains in critical condtion. Butts was taken to the San Juan County hospital and is in serious condition. A passenger pass-enger in the Butts auto, Danny Dan-ny Cressler, 19, and Mr. Johnson John-son were treated and released from the hospital in Monticello. Monti-cello. Charges in the accident are pending further investigation. Mr. Butts was driving on a suspended license. |