| Show Vernal Y Youth Improving After Road Accident Reported improved Wed Wed- rie day morning in Uintah County hospital was a 16 year old Vernal youth who was seriously hurt Sunday at 11 am when his motorcycle ran oft of a mountain road Injured in the accident 63 miles south of Dutch John on State Highway was Rulon Wade Goodrich IN INJURED AT the same time on a 11 second motor motorcycle motorcycle cycle was James Willis Reese 15 also alS o of Vern Vernal l The Goodrich youth was wearing wel a crash helmet but hit a rock with sufficient impact Im- Im Impact pact that he suffered a skull fracture lIe was taken to the county hospital and reported in serious condition Continued on page 8 Vernal Youth Continued from page 1 Young Reese suffered a fractured leg and multiple la lacerations He was taken to the local hospital and was reported in good condition ACCORDING TO Investigating investigating gating officer Trooper Ronald Ron Ron- Ronald ald Gale of utah Highway Patrol the boys were travel travel- traveling traveling ing at excessive speed for the winding road and failed to tomake tomake make a curve ran off the side of the road and hit large rocks Roth Both motorcycles were 1963 models Damage to the Goodrich machine was est esti- estI estimated mated at with 75 dam dam- damage age to the Reese machine I Trooper Gale said that cita- cita citations will be after completion of Investigation |
