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Show AUTO CRASH TUESDAY CLAIMS 0NE LIFE One Salt Lake County motorist motor-ist was killed and two others injured early Tuesday morning in a twoar collision at about 4300 West on the Bingham Highway High-way (7800 South). Robert Beck, 24, ILhland Boy. was pronounced dead on arrival at Salt Lake General Hospital at 2:30 a.m. He suffered head and internal injuries. Reported in "fair" condition at St. Mark's Hospital were Robert Keith Deakin, 24. 382 Main St., Bingiham Canyon, and Arden Tosch, 34, 7646 So. 3200 West, West Jordan. Deakin suffered a fractured right arm, lacerations of the mouth, bruises and abrasions abra-sions while Tesch suffered bruises bruis-es and abrasions. According to Salt Lake County Deputy Sheriff Don Smith, both cars were demolished in the roar end collision of the two westbound west-bound vehicle!. Deputy Smith said the accident occurred about 1:50 am., as Air. Tesch was making a left-hand turn off the highway into a field he was irrigating. His vehicle was struck in the rear by the vehicle ve-hicle driven by Mr. Deakin. IMr. Beck was a passenger in the Deakin automobile, said Deputy De-puty Smith. The point of impact was approximately ap-proximately in the middle of the eastbound lane of traffic. Force oi the impact sent the Tesch machine 180 feet down the highway where it came to a stop in a borrow pit south of the highway. The Deakin car continued con-tinued along the highway for 234 feet and came to a stop 28 feet from the hard surface on the other side of the road, Deputy Smith said. Mr. Tesch. was lying outside his veihicle with his feet still In the front seat. The other two men remained in their car .but were not pinned in, the deputy said. All three were covered with blankets and left where they were until the Salt Lake County Fire Dept. ambulance arrived to take them to the hospital. hos-pital. Deputy Smith said he was unable un-able to talk to Mr. Deakin Tuesday Tues-day and the investigation will continue until he can. (Mr. Beck's death raised the state's 1956 auto accident toll to 61 since January 1. For the same period a year ago the toll was 53. Robert Lee (Duke) Beck was born Fob. 3, 1932, in Draper, a son of Ernest A. and Evelyn Day Beck. He was a member of the American Legion, Bingham Post No. 30. At the time of his death he was employed by Kennecott Copper Corp. as a track-shifter operator. Surviving him are his parents, Highland Boy; three brothers and two sisters, Samuel A., Boise, Idaho; Ralph, Douglas and LaRae, all of Highland Boy, and Mrs. Beverly Shea, Mid-vale. Mid-vale. Funeral services will be conducted con-ducted tomorrow, Saturday, at 1 p.m. in Highland Boy Community Commu-nity House under direction of Rev. Ada Duhigg. Among the speakers will be Bishop Ira E. Moss of Bingham LDS Ward. Friends may call at Bingham Mortuary tonight, Friday, from 7 to 9 p.m. and at the family home Saturday from 10 a.m. to time of services. Interment will be in Memorial Gardens of the Valley, Draper. o |