Show Vehicle Accidents Reported for Week eek The following vehicle accidents involving involving in property damages In excess of were reported by law enforcement officers d during the week 27 pm p.m. Second Second Sec Sec- ond South and Second East Street Joseph Joseph Jo seph N N. N Harrison 20 eastbound on on Second Second Sec Sec- ond South failed to stop for a stop sign and was hit on the right side by vehicle cle driven by Erwin Edward Hunt 18 who was northbound on Second East The Hunt vehicle skidded 30 feet before contact con con- tact The Harrison vehicle continued east feet before stopping at the curb reported C C. C A A. Banks Vernal City Chief of Police Harrison was cited for failure to yield No visible injuries were reported report report- ed Damages were listed at 1000 to the Hunt vehicle and to the Harrison vehicle WEDNESDAY AUGUST 23 1112 pm p.m. Third North on on Vernal Avenue Theo Darwin arwin Tait TaU 33 was southbound on Vernal Avenue when he drove onto the curb and then hit a parked vehicle in the re rear r belonging to Claron Huff reported Milburn Junior Hatch Vernal Venial City Police Tait was cited for drunk driving Both vehicles Both vehicles were a t total loss WEDNESDAY AUGUST 3 am a.m. 8 miles northeast of Roosevelt on a county road to Whiterocks Clifton W. W Wash 26 Ft Duchesne was traveling south and ran off the right side of the roadway and back across to the left side The vehicle then rolled over twice landing back onto onto I its whets reported Trooper Leonard Ferguson Wash was taken to Duchesne County Hospital with serious injuries and cited for driving while his drivers driver's license was revoked and drunk driving Damages were estimated at 1200 to the vehicle FRIDAY AUGUST 25 pm p.m. 26 miles south of Duchesne on SR 33 An Anoil Anoil Anoil oil tanker unit driven by Eugene Dillard Dixon 39 39 Calhoun Georgia for C H II Transportation Co Inc lost last part of its load and caused an oil spill down a gully when its brakes failed The unit was northbound on a steep grade and went off the roadway to the left when it met another oncoming vehicle rounding a curve The unit hit a bulley breaking both front axles and damaging the tractor and trailer reported Trooper Phil Barney Dixon suffered minor injuries Damages Damages Dam Dam- ages to the 1971 tractor was estimated at and the trailer suffered suffered suf suf- damages The oil spill was cleaned by an oil company I 1 MONDAY AUGUST 28 pm p.m. one one- half mile south of west Durrell D D. D Karren 38 was northbound driving a Ross Con Construction Company road patrol pushing road fill off the roadway when a vehicle driven by Lyle Henry Goodrich 63 also northbound ran into the left rear tire of the grader patrol reported Trooper David R R. R Jacobsen Goodrich received serious head lacera lacera- bons He was cited for following too close and for not having a drivers driver's li li li- cense Damages were estimated at to the Goodrich vehicle and no damage to the road patrol |