| Show I Icy Roads Blamed for Rash of Vehicle Accidents The following vehicle accidents were by law enforcement officers during the past week On Thursday and Friday December 23 and 24 a rash of accidents caused by black ice and slick snow packed roads were reported in the local area Eight accidents were reported in the minor category cat egory and many others went unreported unreported un un- reported under category fender benders Accidents in excess of were as follows THURSDAY DECEMBER 23 pm p.m. one mile south on a county road Mary Alice Watkins 41 in an attempt to avoid hitting a dog lost control of her vehicle and ran off the icy roadway to the left hitting a power utility pole reported re re- ported Trooper Ronald Wilson Damages to the vehicle were listed at and the utility pole belonging to Utah Power and Light Co was listed at THURSDAY DECEMBER 23 am a.m. South and Vernal Avenue Kenneth Ken neth Shyrl Christensen 38 westbound on South slipped past a stop sign just justas as vehicle driven by Marjorie Doreen Hunting 34 was northbound on Vernal Avenue entering intersection where contact con tact was made reported C C. C A A. A Banks Chief Christensen was cited for speed too fast for existing conditions Damages were to the Hunting vehicle ve ye hicle hide and to the Christensen vehicle THURSDAY DECEMBER 23 1045 am a.m. two miles south of Ft Duchesne on ona ona ona a county road at D Deadman adman Curve Mark Robert Ankerpont 40 Fort Duchesne was southbound around a sharp curve He lie failed to make the curve ane and crossed into the left barrow pit where vehicle traveled for 38 feet then tien and crossed cro te pack back a j a across the e highway where it struck a rock ledge The driver and passenger Francis Ankerpont 38 were thrown out and the vehicle which landed upside down on top of both subjects subjects subjects sub sub- killing the driver instantly and pinning pin pin- ning the passenger reported Trooper S S. S R R. R Richens lichens Damage to the truck was listed at 2500 FRIDAY DECEMBER 24 1015 pm p.m. 9 miles west of Vernal on US U.S. 40 near the mile 12 bridge Clay Stewart 18 Jensen lost control of his vehicle on an anice anice anice ice covered curve and ran off the highway highway high high- way to the left overturning In a deep wash reported Trooper Ronald Wilson Stewart received serious injuries damages were listed to the vehicle SUNDAY DECEMBER 26 pm p.m. 9 miles east of Vernal on Highway US U.S. 40 40 Shirley D D. D Williamson Williamson 57 westbound west bound on US U.S. 40 attempted to make a left turn into a farm lane and failed to see vehicle driven by Doyle Kay Boren Doren 38 eastbound Impact was in east eastbound bound lane of traffic according to investigation of Trooper Ronald Wilson Williamson Williamson Williamson Wil Wil- was cited for failure to yield right right-of way right way Damages amounted to US to the Daren Doren vehicle and to the Williamson vehicle FRIDAY DECEMBER 24 am a.m. 15 miles east of Vernal on Highway US U.S. 40 Thomas H II Jeunehomme Thermopolis Thermopolis Thermo Thermo- polis polls Wyoming was eastbound on US U.S. 40 when he lost control on a patch of black ice running off the right fide of 01 the highway into a wire fence according to Inv investigation of Trooper P David R R. R Jacobsen Jacobsen Ja Ja- Damages reported were to the vehicle and 40 to 60 feet of wire fence and three posts belonging to Weldon Richards WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 22 23 3 30 pm p.m. lIi 1 Street treet and 22 h West Pam an ela eta F. F White 28 28 northbound on West Street failed to yield the right right-of- way to vehicle driven by Adelbert Par Par- geets 25 Whiterocks who was westbound west bound on Main Street and collided on road reported Lowell Gary Pamela White was cited for failure to yield right of Damages were listed at to the vehicle vehicle ve ve- hicle and to the White vehicle TUESDAY DECEMBER 21 am a.m. two and one-half one miles north of Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- chesne on SR sn 87 Dennis N N. 36 Bountiful ul was southbound in a WS Hatch Co oil tanker and trailer unit loaded with crude oil when one of the truck wheels slipped off the lip of the pavement caught in the snow and pulled the unit off the west side of the roadway The unit continued down into the barrow pit then started to steer back onto the roadway When the trailer started onto the roadway it overturned and was drug for a short distance and caught on fire When the driver saw the fire he ho drove the truck back off oll the road to the right The trailer was laying overturned across the roadway reported Trooper Gary GaryL L L. L Whitney Damage to the tanker unit was listed at FIVE MINUTES after the burning tanker accident Alden Wendel Jay 60 Rangely approached the scene from the south He lie slowed down and who was standing along the highway yelled at him but he accelerates accelerated and attempted to go around the flaming trailer unit Jay hit the rear end of the trailer and was Immediately enveloped enveloped en en- in is flames reported Trooper Gary GaryL L L. White stated that darkness smoke and flames gave the appearance that the trailer unit was off oil the high highway wily Jay was cremated Damages to the pickup truck were listed a. l |
