Show i f E p a v vL t a L 45 j FOLLOW THE bright yellow line to the accident scene Paint truck was hit at the top of the picture picture-on SR 44 and made a trail of yellow paint down the grade over Dom Dam Paint truck leaves mark markin in crash at dam A heavy loaded truck full of soda ash nicked a Utah State Road Commission paint truck and caused yellow paint to spew down the highway from dam into Ashley Ashey Valley Thursday of last week The loaded truck also narrowly missed an oncoming car and the rider riding behind the paint truck as it swerved back into its lane after passing two other vehicles coming down the grade ACCORDING TO Utah Highway Highway High High- way Patrol Trooper Ronald Wilson the driver of the semi semi- unit Lauren Hunter Douglas 32 Rock Springs Wyo realized he had brake failure coming down the grade and he passed his his' companion who was ahead in a similar unit and also a p paint int warning truck coming around th the turn a at t the top of Continued on Page 16 J w Iff f Y f r i r t r t n l A I f f- f Jt j 5 I d s f t a F sY It t f E f Yo 1 LAUREN HUNTER Douglas Rock Springs Wyo left Is glad he got out of this one with only a bruised shin The trailer s' s 4 a I J t b s A 9 g E iY 4 Af r t L dA c i p H AS-s' 55 UTAH ROAD Commission paint point truck was struck by heavily loaded soda ash truck at point shown by arrow Leland Michael Tripp was riding the paint point chair at the time of the unit had to be emptied before It could be moved upright again accident Yellow paint drained out of the truck and on the ground after the truck came come down the grade and parked in a turnout Paint truck Continued from Page 1 dam Douglas then had to cut back sharply into the south bound lane to avoid hitting hitting hitting hit hit- ting a northbound car and also a slow moving paint truck painting a center line with a rider behind The semi semi- unit semi struck the paint truck in the right rear and then rolled over as it went off the roadway to the right over a guard rail Driving the paint truck was Jerry Bardine Peterson 42 Orem and riding the painting chair behind the truck was Leland Michael Tripp 22 also of Orem TIME OF the accident was p pm p.m. m. m 3 38 8 miles north of Vernal on Highway The Bunning truck had come from Rock Springs and was going to Moab before the accident took place No one was injured in the accident Damages to the John Bunning Transfer Co truck were listed at to the tractor and to the trailer The paint truck was listed with damages and 25 feet of guardrail was listed at Do you know how many inches of water is necessary to keep your lawn green And do you know how to measure it Check Checkwith Checkwith Checkwith with your nurseryman chances are your lawn would be just as healthy with half the water |