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Show Only a few accidents marred Easter weekend, Sheriff's Dept. reports ! Grand County Sheriff's Department personnel investigated several accidents acci-dents during the week, and reported that otherwise, other-wise, things were relatively relative-ly quiet, considering the number of visitors in the area. On March 22 about 9 p.m. Christine Essie White, 17, was eastbound on U-128 driving a 1967 Chevrolet. She went a-round a-round a . corner, swerved to miss a rock and ran into the hill. The vehicle was totaled and Ms. White was taken to the hospital by private vehicle and kept overnight for observation. obser-vation. On March 23 at 3:30 p.m. on Kane Springs Road past the egg ranch, two motorcycles collided. Involved were Donald N. Nish, m, 16, riding a 1975 Yamaha, and John R. McNeely, 17, riding a 1971 Yamaha. Both are from Bountiful. Nish was eastbound, went around a corner and ran head-on into McNeel-y. McNeel-y. There was about $100 damage to the Nish bike, and the other was totaled. Both were taken to-hospital to-hospital by private vt'-1 for treatment of y, wrists and laceration On March 24 p.m. on Kane Sn-Road Sn-Road and 5th West V L. Fruik, 16, Grants' u was driving west in','-' Bronco. He failed negotiate a curve sac-vehicle sac-vehicle went off the side of the road. Witt was Rick Copeland -also Grants, N.M sustained minor in---1 and the vehicle was loss. Fruik was citec'j speed too fast for etr-conditions. etr-conditions. There was an act March 25 at 11 p.ffi j the Potash road. Kev-i Nelson, 20, Moab driving south in a j Ford pickup, accomj by Teresa Marsing, Grants, N.M., Brs) Tramell, 16, also Grj Christine Christenso;,! Moab, and George son, 20, Moab. The vehicle waria off the right side of road according to j investigation repon. j driver tried to br back on the road, ovev; rected and the pi-rolled pi-rolled 2 l. 2 times. Tra -and Patterson were i thrown from the ve'j" All passengers were,i jured and were tab:, ambulance to the hor$ i Nelson was cited forsji . too fast for existing y. tions and driving ti ' suspension. t On March IS Hi'; Lesmeister was sr-t by sheriff's depara; personnel and cia with theft of tools from Cathey B:c j -Drilling. He was ated in Grand Cour.7;l The sheriff's c--ment also recovered, motorcycle which been reported sio'.e:'., morning of March Rodney Holder at K J Haven Space 10. found in the IDS Oi .; orchard, and had I stripped. '. |
