Vernal Express | 1968-02-29 | Page 1 | Thief Takes Nuns' Auto; Wrecks on Foggy Street

Thief Takes Nuns Auto Wrecks on Foggy Street An unknown auto thief stole a late node model station wagon I belonging to Catholic nuns liv- liv living ing in Roosevelt and wrecked it itin in in Vernal last Thursday lion Hon Wilson investigating of of- of fleer for the Utah Highway Pat Pat- Patrol rol reported the vehicle was wrecked in a dense fog at 3 15 am in front of the Jimmy Workman home on the east side of Vernal Th The wagon was east cast bound at the time Gale reported and failed to see Mr Workmans Workman's pickup parked on the shoulder of the road Af Af- Af After ter a shearing collision the wagon continued for feet down the shoulder and came to rest against a trailer semi also parked Trooper Gale reported the thief who had taken the wagon i earlier carlier in the evening I escaped ed on foot and apparently hitch hitch- hitchhiked hiked out of town hitch I A man answering the description description tion was shortly afterwards picked up by Ray Herrington of the Vernal office and returned for questioning