Show Four Escape From Serious Injury In Car Collision Four persons escaped serious injury in injury injury in- in jury but Roosevelt and surrounding surrounding surrounding surround surround- ing communities were thrown into sudden darkness Wednesday evening evening eve eve- ning when two cars sideswiped one of them shearing off a power line I pole Ole coming to rest against a dwelling Axel Birch driver of one of the cars was in the Miles hospital in Roosevelt suffering lacerations of and E. face and severe shock but was not thought to be seriously injured injured ed Wednesday evening Mrs Birch riding beside him in the front seat Beat suffered a cut lip and bruises Two other occupants of the car were uninjured as was the dri driver er of the other car belonging to John Baumgaertel of Roosevelt The accident Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day evening just east of the bridge on highway 40 leaving Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roo Roo- sevelt on the east side The Birch car headed east sideswiped with the Baumgaertel car which was headed west and which was towIng towing towing tow tow- ing a trailer loaded with slabs P Birch's car with the left front wheel apparently left the highway completely sheared of off a pole tore through a fence and came to rest lodged between a heavy tree and the front porch of the residence of Ronald Both car and porch were considerably damaged A line crew of the Uintah Power Pow Pow- er and light company was on the scene steno shortly after and lights were rc restored in Roosevelt after after a n short period It was consider consider- Continued on Page 8 Four Escape Serious Injury In Car Collision Continued from Page 1 able time before service could be restored to Ft Duchesne and the section east cast of Roosevelt Jack Young state patrolman tooK as soon as he could be summoned to the tho scene and investigated in investigated investigated in- in the accident No decision de decisIon decision de- de was made Wednesday evening evening evening eve eve- ning as to who if anyone was to blame for the accident The Baumgaertel Baum- Baum BaumI Baumgaertel I car was turned completely around on the highway but none nono of its occupants was injured A peculiar pecullar quirk of the accident was the fact that though the cars apparently apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap met with considerable force and both suffered damage to wheels and fenders not a single piece of glass was broken in either of them overturned overturn overturn- car carand and neither ed |