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Show Wednesday. July 7, ion crashes snarl vrawic to- on ll lN. 111! is through Irrovo The Daily Herald "PROVO - III KM I). I'r.no. I lah By KL'RT FRIEDEMANN The Daily Herald bumper-to-bumpe- "Ttresday. The traffic jam started when the driver of a northbound Isuzu Amigo with four women inside lost control and rolled at about 11 a.m. The twisted wreckage land-fback on its wheels on an embankment east of the interstate and west of the Center to northbound Street g p anes. A second serious interstate accident may have been caused bf northbound traffic slowing 3own for the first crash. ',!A white Buick in northbound lanes near Provo's 820 North sfiwed for stalled traffic and Vj&s hit behind by a truck purling a trailer and heavy equipment. A second was also involved in that semi-Trtc- k Kevon Stratum will OREM have to wait a little longer to make changes to his golf course. The City Council decided Tuesday night to table a decision on Cascade Golf Course's " - The Daily Herald . OREM A Lindon man jpieaded no contest Tuesday to . charges he embezzled more fti'an $370,000 from a Draper Civil engineering firm. James G. McWhorter was charged and convicted in Salt Lake County 3rd District Court fjr breach of fiduciary responsibility for taking checks made out to Gilman Engineering and depositing the money in his private account. At the time, McWhorter was vice president and partner in the firm, said Larry Gilman, owner of the Drapef company. "He was taking money for work the firm did not even HnW had been billed," he said. "''McWhorter has a different tory. "He said the partners had an (ireement that McWhorter wotild be allowed to do some consulting on the side. He said tffe money was his for work he hfd on his own time. ,r1I guess that there wasn't an Agreement," he said. 'T'McWhorter is currently an office manager for Hubble teh'gineering in Orem. Hubble Engineering is an Idaho-basecompany. "'"McWhorter said his boss, Don Hubble, was aware of crimd inal charges against him and wmild know about the court's hn' crfe? BRIAN FITZGERALDThe off-ram- collision. The driver of the car was injured. Rebecca Ulvave, a motorist who had been following the Isuzu before it crashed, said she saw one person fly out of the vehicle and land on the pavement just in front of her. "I almost hit her, but somehow after hitting the road she stood up and ran off the road. If she hadn't have got up I would have hit her," Ulvave said. Ulvave said she was not sure what might have caused the crash, but said it may have been related to changing lanes. Ulvave is a registered nurse, and she and Sharon Tobler, another nurse who stopped at the crash scene, immediately began giving victims first aid. Provo Fire Battalion Chief Chuck Tandy praised the nurses and other trained emergency specialists who stopped to help before official help arrived. "It was wonderful, and I think it may have made a dif- ference," Tandy said. Among others helping before the first Department Provo Fire paramedics arrived, were Ron Cole, a firefighter for Utah County, and Kevin Paxton, an off-dut- y Provo firefighter. Tandy said at least one of the victims in the first crash was believed to have been taken to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in critical condition. The crew of one of the first emergency vehicles to arrive used its winch cable to hook onto the wrecked Isuzu to preventing it from sliding or overturning on the steep embankment. Other crews began treating and extricating victims. Tot killed "I'm tickled pink, decision today. "Right now I am trying to put my life back together," he said. "I just want to move on." Gilman, who filed the criminal lawsuit in January, said he was pleased the decision finally came after more than two years of waiting. "I'm tickled pink," he said. "But I don't think I'll ever see any money out of this." Gilman said he hadn't filed the criminal lawsuit until January because he didn't realize there was that route; he believed there was only civil action available. Gilman's wife, Barbara, said the lawsuit was made even because difficult more McWhorter and her husband had been good friends. "It's been the worst thing ever," she said. "I am just glad it's over and he has been punished for what he did." The court still must schedule a restitution hearing to decide how McWhorter will pay back the money he has taken. Utah law allows the court 45 days to make a decision, but the judge asked McWhorter to waive the time frame to allow the court to schedule for a later date. McWhorter said he didn't fight the charges because he felt a decision had already been criminal reached before charges were ever filed. "We had already decided Larry Gilman, Gilman engineering how we would settle the matter," McWhorter said. "But the agreement sat on the table for two years and went nowhere." McWhorter said he felt Gilman's decision to file criminal charges was vindictive and unfair. "We had amended our relationship; I mean, I still own 40 percent of the stock in that company," McWhorter said. "But that's not how they felt." Hubble was unavailable for comment. s. 03. Save up to 125.00 ill raie up to S 23.00 of vour Insurance DcduciiMc. Free Mobile Service it Free Stale Safeij Inspection. Call for Details. .5 Glass Act siUm COFY U M ProvoyOem Ogden Area 373-872- 392-107- 6 2 by car Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in critical condition and was transferred to Primary Children's Hospital along with Isabelle. He has been upgraded to serious condition. Salvador, who was transferred from the medical center in Provo to the University of Utah Medical Center in critical condition Monday, remains in critical condition but is improving, Jackson said. Patricia Mendoza, who was only grazed by the car, escaped serious injury. Jackson said the initial investigation indicates that the driver of the car, Mary Stones, 25, of Orem, had fallen asleep. Jackson said her small car ran over the curb and struck the family members, who were halfway across 720 North. p.m. Monday. The family was hit when the driver of a Geo Metro reportedly fell asleep at the wheel. Samuel, 5 months, father Salvador, 19, and mother Patricia, 18, were also injured. Samuel had been taken to Customize with classic drapery, blinds and Save decision will be accommodated. "Just don't wait too long" Stratton already said. "We have begun construction, laid out money; if you decide not to approve the project we'll need to turn off the spigot." The council decided to wait because Councilman Michael Thompson said he had spoken with Councilwoman Judy Bell about some of her concerns. Thompson said Bell, and other absent council members, should have the opportunity to comment. He also asked City Manager Jim Reams to outline the total amount the city will spend on the course's reconstruction and the construction of the road. The entire project will cost the city about $2.1 million. Reams said. "Obviously, this project is larger than originally anticipated," he said. "But we needed to do it right." Although the money will be taken from the road bond fund, other projects in line for that money won't get dropped. Reams said. "All projects originally designated for the city will be completed," he said. "Some of this money is savings left over from other projects; it won't eliminate other projects." The council's decision was another step along a path mired in misunderstanding and possible condemnation of the course's land. 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DowntownFarmington Cottonwood 579-657- 7 579-612- 6 South Towne 579-686- 3 OgdenLayton OrenvProvo 778-210- 0 227-303- 7 Pocatello 238-461- 7 Idaho Falls 525-402- 2 St 634-493- 9 579-613- 5 George k W fabrics up-to-da- te For total room design GUu Acl k after family hit , Save of campus police Sgt. Lynn Mitchell said the statistics fluctuate and may not indicate a significant trend. They could also include arrests made by university police officers per-geji- t. semi-truc- A child struck by a OREM car in Orem Monday died at Primary Children's Hospital later that day. Isabelle Mendoza died at 9:43 p.m. at the Salt Lake hospital, Orem Public Safety Department spokesman Ned Jackson said Tuesday. The girl and her family were struck while crossing Orem's 720 North near 400 East at about 4:19 four-yea- of U. 30 percent in jumped nearly while arrests to 126, $97 statewide increased 17 Nationally, drug arrests ws'e 7.2 percent, according to jEne Chronicle of Higher Hgucation. .aThe University of California at Berkeley was first in the fol jaation with 179 arrests, Fifth-whe- The Daily Herald lowed by San Jose State lSALT LAKE CITY (AP) of ranked Utah University, the University of University jjie and Arizona State Arizona in nation the in drug jmh r universiat University. pests U. U. U. y By PAT CHRISTIAN ever see any money out of this." ranks fifth in drug arrests gn data for 1997. TJrug arrests at the ayson. another motorist who witnessed the crash, said, "I saw the car fishtail and then roll three or four times. I saw one girl hit the ground, and then she got up and started walking." Jacque Guymond of Price, who witnessed the second crash, said, "The traffic began slowing and the truck was unable to stop and crashed into the white car." The blue Ford 250 heavy-dutpickup truck registered in Sevier County was pulling a traillarge flatbed er with heavy steel equipment strapped down. Guymond said a nearby out of Provo also collided with the car and the truck. The white Buick was severely twisted, and firefighters from Provo and Springville worked with others at the scene to extricate the sole occupant from the wreckage. but I don't think I'll flT ties and Utah's other colleges jso saw a dramatic rise, based Daily Herald Provo emergency crews prepare a man for transport after an accident in the northnear the Provo Towne Center exit Tuesday. Right: Provo police officers and firefighters remove a woman from a vehicle that rolled near the Provo Center Street northbound stopper: bound lanes of fall KURT FRIEDEMANN conditional use permit and site plan until next week. Stratton. Cascade owner, said the extended wait will put a crimp in the course's construction schedule, but the council's Traffic tagineer pleads no contest to embezzling from company U V Traffic in both lanes of Interstate 15 through Provo creeped r for two hours after two accidents Tuesday. The first accident, near the (Renter Street exit, critically jnjured one woman. The second accident required the extrication of one driver. in the first accident fi Jnjured were Adrienne Schriever, Krysten Schriever, Annalee Schriever and Michelle Weight. Adrienne Schriever remained in critical condition Tuesday night. The other three were treated and released Tuesday afternoon. 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