Show Pedestrian Auto Accident Hurts Girls in Crosswalk Two Indian girls were struck down in the crosswalk in front of the Vernal Theatre Wednes day of last week at pm p m as they darted darted in front of the car driven by Randy A Mott 16 of Vernal The two girls Gloria Thomp son 18 and Karen 15 both of Randlett were cross cross- crossing ing the walk from the north when struck by the Matt Mott VI ve- ve vehicle hicle traveling east Both girls were knocked into the front of the stopped vehicle of Daniel James Sweeney 16 in the west lane of traffic according to Vernal City Policeman Jack JackH H Lent THE GIRLS were taken to Uintah County Hospital The Thompson Th girl was treated tre ted for lacerations and bruises and re- re released released leased The The girl re- re received received a fractured pelvis and will will have to remain in the hos- hos hospital hospital pital for four to five weeks to mend the fracture according to hospital officials Mr Mott was accompanied by Janice Gentry and was issued a citation which was later re- re retracted retracted since the girls were reo re- reported ported to have darted in front of the vehicle SATURDAY Hope a niece of Karen visited with Miss in the Uintah County Hospital After leaving to return to her home in Randlett she was in in- in involved in an auto accident that injured her identically to that of her aunt a fractured pelvis They are both together now in adjoining beds at the hospital THE accident happened Saturday at 7 pm when a car load of seven In In- In Indians were traveling home to Randlett from Vernal and crash crash- crashed ed their car when a tire blew seven miles west of Vernal on US 40 near the Dog Valley road turnoff Dennis 18 was driving the 1959 Chevrolet When the tire blew he swerved the car to the right going off the highway and then cross crossed d back to the left side going off that side turning the car corn com over and coming to rest right side up in the left barrow pit Wesley 57 reo re- received severe lacerations on the neck and bled profusely Hope received a frac frac- frac fractured pelvis and the the other five occupants received received only minor cuts and bruises and were treated and released from the hospital The car was totally damaged |