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Show Emery County Progress Castle Dale, Utah Tuesday September 28, 2004 7 A Fatal Accident on 1-- 70 involves Illegal Aliens By PATSY STODDARD, Editor A 1996 Nissan Quest Mini-va- n crashed on on Sept. 22. 70 A call came into the Emery County Dispatch at 8:19 a.m. The van carrying 11 people rolled when the driver apparently fell asleep at the wheel. The driver and the passenger in the front were the only ones not ejected from the vehicle and they were belted in. Eyewitnesses reported the driver fled the scene of the accident heading south through the desert. The van traveling east towards Green River went off the left shoulder of the road and the driver overcorrected and went off the left shoulder again where the vehicle rolled several times. Trooper Michael Bradford reported the driver w as a coyote bringing illegal aliens into the country to work. The trip originated in Phoenix and was headed for a job in Georgia at the time of the accident. The van had North Carolina license plates. The Utah Highway Patrol has no idea as to the identity of the driver. Those injured in the accident included: Berta Aroyza, 18 with head injuries, Rafael Garcia, 15, torso injuries, Alexi Lopez, 23, head injuries, Brenda Bingham, city recorder, swears in Gil Bowden as the mayor of Ferron. Perrons New Mayor Sworn In By SHARREE JENSEN, Staff Writer was sworn in as Ferron Citys new major on Sept. at the city council meeting. Jo Sansevero has been serving as major pro tem sinee Mayor Kent Larsen resigned last month. Bow den, w hile still learning the ropes, was active and eager to get public opinion on the Peach Days celebration and other recent Gil Bowden 23 CareFlight of St. Marys Hospital in Grand Junction transports four accident victims. events. Ferron will also be stalling a new tradition this year. At the open house for the new fire station, Ferron City will be selling a limited number of collectors pins. They will display a picture of the fire station w ith the date Oct. 8, 2004. They ha e only ordered 500 of these pins. Next j ear they plan to ha e pins in honor of the 1 00th anni ersary of the horse races in Peach Days. The Fire Station Open House will be on Oct. 8 from 8 p.m. There w ill be station tours, activities and demonstrations. There w ill be refreshments and door prizes. 6-- Georgino Epitacio, 37, head injuries, German Perez, 24, torso injuries, Amado Onofre, 22, walking wounded, cuts and bruises, Alejandra Carrillo, 21, head injuries, Pascual Zamorano, 41, v-- head injuries, Armando Zamorano, 28, head and brain injuries. Veronica Solis, 24, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. Trooper Bradford reported that four patients were transported by Careflight to St. Marys Hospital in Grand Junction. Two patients were transg from the ported by Green River airport to St. Marys Hospital. Four patients were transported by ambulance to St. Marys Hospital The inju- - rA t A h. V ... " r i A I t ' ' i acei-tien- are released from the " 0 H' ' r t 4 "i A hos- - iuy A , jVjl -- i viduals in the accident were - . ti- v" re- - ts dent. t. Eg . $1.00 1.00 ll ft V M i ::: ii . , . -ii f ,'T, 1 IIIAUITEIIS!!! j Bags, Toys, Candy, Candles, Knicknacks, Housewares, School Supplies, Pet Toys, Jewelry, Halloween Items 2 jr ?- JLIL I ' :4,J n I f I vmytr--t A r T - n i ' I VfW Vi 'wHV J ft' ve The van rolls several times and nine passengers are ejected. ries were listed as critical, but pital the Department of Irnmi- - ported to be cousins. Green the patients are recovering. It gration will transport them RKer ambulances and fire de- was reported that when the pa- - back to Mexico. Five of the indi- - partment responded to the UN a tf - fixed-win- i :r TA . . f a- - 1 V J bai1 ,n ).-- a "5 ; A r & ILILAIE 'B V |