Show NE YORK GIRl CHEATS CHETS DEATH IN HI WAY SMASH Accident Victim Recovering In InVernal InVernal InVernal Vernal Hospital Miss Alice Allee Priest 25 of Utica New York escaped death last Friday November 3rd when her car overturned on highway 40 about 30 miles west of Duchesne She suffered a skull fracture and internal injuries but is expected to recover it was stated Thursday afternoon by Dr John H. H Clark of Vernal Her traveling companion compan compan- ion Margaret Keir of Detroit Michigan who was driving the car escaped with minor cuts and bruises i Miss Priest was traveling east I from Reno Nevada where she had just been granted a divorce her companion stated Miss Keir a nurse had met her in Reno and was traveling east with her Hit lIlt Soft Shoulder According to Miss Keirs Keir's story she had just left the graveled road in Deep Creek and crossed Currant Currant Currant Cur Cur- rant creek when the car struck the soft shoulder of the road andin andin and andin in attempting to bring it back onto the pavement she lost control Marks MarIes on the road indicated that the car a a. sport model Chevrolet roadster overturned twice before coming to rest on its wheels in inthe inthe inthe the barrow pit Both girls were apparently thrown through the completely demolished top of the car Parents Arrive Passing motorists called Dr F. F L. L Murray and the Roy A. A Schon Schon- ian ambulance from Duchesne Duehesne The girl was immediately removed to the hospital at Vernal Low blood pressure and severe shock rendered her condition too serious to allow any surgery sui-gery until Saturday when an operation was performed to repair repair repair re re- re- re pair internal injuries The injured girls girl's parents Mr I and Mrs Ward Vard Priest o of or Campon New York arrived Sunday by plane and will remain vi with th their daughter until she is able to travel which will not be for several weeks Dr Clark said It was possible to drive the damaged damaged dam dam- aged car to Vernal where it was taken shortly after the accident |