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Show Desert Road Accident Caused Injuries Over the Weekend Two people spent most of the night May 30 at the site of a remote rollover, after having suffered injuries in the accident. acci-dent. The accident occurred at 1 a.m. 30 miles west of Moab on the Spring Canyon Road. Christopher Lou Merkley, Salt Lake City, was driving a 1973 Volkswagon stationwagon and failed to negotiate a curve at high speed on the dirt road. The vehicle went off the side of the road and rolled 1 Vi times. Deputy Sheriff Lynn Izatt cited the driver for driving on revocation and failure to maintain control on a mountain moun-tain road. The driver and passenger, Cristy H. Kelly, were both taken to Allen Memorial Hospital by ambulance. ambu-lance. Izatt reported the accident was not discovered until 8:23 a.m. Another accident was investigated inves-tigated by the Sheriffs Department De-partment on May 29. Ronald Van Cleef, Escondido; Califor nia, was driving a 1974 Honda stationwagon one mile east of Thompson at 3:45 a.m. It is reported he fell asleep at the wheel, his vehicle went off the left side of the road, down a steep grade, overturning once and landing on its wheels. The vehicle was totaled and the driver was taken to Allen Memorial Hospital by ambulance ambu-lance for treatment of head injuries and bruises. A hitchhiker hitch-hiker in the car was not injured. In other activity, Sheriff W. H. Bowman was notified this week that LeRoy Rogers has been apprehended in Alabama on charges of theft and theft of services at the Red Rock Lodge in February. He is in jail there awaiting extradition to be brought back to face charges here. ; An incident of vandalism ; sometime during the night of ; May 29 was reported by Les ; Rogers at Thompson. A plate ; glass window in his new cafe ; had been broken out, valued at : about $125. |