Show Uintah County Fatal Accidents Making Record Uintah County is out to set an unheard of record for vehicle fatalities for the year Already 11 persons have met their deaths on the roads and highways of the county and the year is just over the half way mark LAST YEAR only three fatalities were reported for the entire year three of the 11 accidents involved persons being struck by passing ve vI Six deaths were young people traveling in small autos A RECAP of the fatal accidents during during dur duro ing the first seven months in Uintah County is as follows Killed instantly Saturday morning mornIng morning morn morn- ing February 14 nine and one one half half miles west of Vernal on U. U S S. S Highway 40 were Carl Cari N. N 19 19 Mary Binky Lehn 20 New Briton Connecticut and Elizabeth Jane Jams Jarris 23 23 Boulder Colo Colo- rado The car in which they were riding a 1966 Volva left the highway and hit rut the abutment of the 12 mile 12 mile bridge Nine old year year old Timothy L L. L son of Mr and Mrs Vincent Cesspooch was killed Saturday March larch 7 when he fell feU from the back of a pickup driven by David M. M Murray north of Whiterocks A one one car car rollover a mile east of Roosevelt near the Ballard Ward Ward Chapel on U. U S S. S Highway 40 proved proved provo ed fatal for Clifford L. L Cornpeach 24 The accident happened Sunday April 12 Vervene G. G 71 of Vernal was fatally injured Friday May Mayl 1 when she was struck by a pickup truck on the crosswalk on Main Street in front of GLORIA JACK Arrowgarp 21 of Fort Duchesne was fatally struck by a car Saturday May 9 two two- miles west west of Gusher on U. U S S. S Highway 40 80 feet west of Junction S S. S R. R 88 the Fort Duchesne Duchesne Du- Du chesne turnoff Three year Three year old Kirk Russell Spaulding Spaulding Spaulding ing son of Mr Mr and Mrs Charles R. R Spaulding of Vernal was fatally struck by a car Sunday July 12 65 feet southwest southwest south south- west of Ross Trailer Court gate 7 miles west of Vernal on U. U S S. Highway 40 THREE MEN were hurled to their deaths Mond Monday y August 3 when their 1970 red Mustang hit head on on with a loaded semi trailer semi trailer truck nine miles west of Vernal on U. U S. S Highway 40 Th The victims were were Richard Charles Osen Osen- ga 23 driver Howard Lee Smith 22 both bothof of Wyoming Michigan and Paul PaulL L 19 of New York New York |