Show I Cows on Road load Cause Auto wreck A herd of cattle walking across highway 40 west of Gush er caused a Vernal resident to suffer lacerations bruises and anda a possible shoulder injury the destruction of his late model Chrysler auto a traffic delay while a volt power line was removed from the roadway and the death of one cow at pm Monday Officer Ray report report- reported reported ed that Lynn Goodrich of Ver- Ver Vernal Vernal nal accompanied by his daugh- daugh daughter daughter ter Tamara age 8 were east bound on U S 40 when they and a car immediately ahead came upon several cattle in the roadway The car ahead slowed suddenly and Mr Goodrich swerved off the road and down downa a fifteen foot embankment try Ing to avoid hitting the car and cattle ahead Plunging down the bank the Goodrich auto sheared oU off a utility pole and came to rest reston on its top The sheared pole pale allowed II a alive live wire carrying volts to drop across th the highway blocking traffic until a crew from Moon Lake Electric could de energize the line The The Goodrich auto was de- de demolished de The loss was ed at 1500 The Goodrich's dau Tamara was not injured injured ed One cow was killed in the inci- inci incident incident dent Officers suspect It was struck by the first auto whIch did not stop at the scene |