Show Truck Tire Mishap Victim Improving Reported improving but still critical Monday was Duane Phillipps 19 who was injured in a truck tire acel acci- acci accident dent den Wednesday of last week about 3 pm The victim a son of Mr lVIr and Mrs Larry Phillipps of Vernal was severely injured when the rim of a truck tire came loose and sprang up hitting him in the forehead and knocking him through the theair air Al AI THE TIME of the acci accident I dent he was attempting to mount the tire at the Humble at West MaIn He was treated at the coun- coun count county ty t hospital and then taken to Salt Lake City by ambulance He underwent surgery and was reported In serious con con- conI condition Both parents are presently I in Salt Lake City to be near theIr son |