Show Auto Strikes Injures Boy BoyOn BoyOn On Crossing A year old Vernal boy suffered back lacerations bruises and abrasions Thurs Thurs- Thursday day of last week at pm when a car hit him while he was crossing on the pedestrian lane Jane on Main Street by Ash Ash- Ashton's tons ton's Robert Givens was down down- downtown downtown town with his grandmother Mrs May Rowley and was crossing the street from north to south wIth three other boys Herrington TROOPER RA RAY Y Herring Herring- ton accompanied by Larry Fields of Utah Fish and Game Dept stopped at the cross cross- crosswalk crosswalk walk to cross George Evans 66 of Vernal Ver- Ver Vernal nal continued on and the lit lit- ittie little tie tle boy became excited and jumpEd into the path of the auto Mr Evans applied his brakes eight feet from the pedestrian lane but skidded right through the traffic re- re report report port said The impact knocked the child 29 feet He was treated at a doctors doctor's office and then released MR EVANS was cited for facture to yield to a pedestrian on a crosswalk Trooper Herrington was in- in investigating officer Another witness besides Mr Fields was City Police Officer Earl Lab Lab- Labrum rum Trooper R M Helm and City Officer Ray Gee assisted Trooper Herrington emphasized emphasized sized that it was against the th law Jaw to pass any car that ha has stopped for a pedestrian lane |