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Show B2 °* The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH Thursday, June 24, 1999 Truck Hits Car; Three Die ‘Three people werekilled instantly Wednesdaynight whenthe car theywere riding in was struck in theside by a pickup moving at highway speeds. A man and woman in their 70s and another woman in her 40s were killed in the 8 p.m. collision at 9600 West and 2100 South in Salt Lake County. The names of the victims were not released pending notification of family members. Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Verdi Whitesaid the car, a DodgeIntrepid, had stopped at a stop sign on state Road 202 before creeping onto 2100 South. The car stopped onits approachto the road and was struck by the westbound Fordpickup. Thepickup driver, White said. tried to take evasive action, but didn’t have time to react and slammedinto the car at approximately 55 mph. The driver of the truck, whose name was also not released, was trans- Union Pacific Accused of Negligence in Spills Federal lawsuit seeks damagesfor 8 incidents in Utah and Colorado BY BRENTISRAELSEN THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE The federal government is cracking down on Union Pacific Railroad Co. for chemical andoilspills in Utah and Colorado dating back to 1992. In an amendedcivil lawsuit filed recently in U.S. District Court in Denver, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) accuses the company of “gross negligence” in eight accidents. ported to a nearbyhospital, but his injuries were not life-threatening. “There was a tremendous impact and the pickup penetrated somewhatinto the car,” he said. The cause of the crash was under investigation Wednesdaynight. UnionPacific locomotive derailed in a companyrail yard in Provo, rupturing a fuel tank that spilled at FOR THE RECORD Pacific $8,000 for that spill, but the EPA decidedto The most recent occurred a year ago, when a least 1,200 gallons of diesel fuel into a canal that empties into Utah Lake. Utah state water-quality regulators fined Union seek additional penalties under the federal Clean Water Act, which prohibits the dischargeofoil and DEFENDANTDIES A 32-year-old man whopolice sayseverely stabbed a Grab a Hat for Hot Utah Arts Festival man as the victim walked his dog died of unspecified causes earlier this month. Troy Robert Taylor was charged with attempted murder, evidence tampering andpossession of marijuanaafter he attacked Darin Simeox on May19 in South Salt Lake. Simcox was walking his dog, Taz, with a friend when the dog ran ahead of them, according to charging documents. The Utah Arts Festival at the Triad Center features a variety of entertainment for all Thursday through Sunday. Admissionis $5 for WhenSimcox whistled at the dog, Taylor cameoutof the darkness and asked, “You got some problem with me?” charges state. Taylor then began fighting with adults, $2 for seniors. Children 12 and under Simeox, allegedlystabbing him 10 times with a knife are free. Lunch-time admission Thursday and Friday, noon — to 3 p.m. is $2. Thefestival is Simcox was taken to a hospital in critical condition with wounds to his lung, stomach, liver and dia- open Thursday through Saturday, noon to midnight; Sunday, noonto 10 p.m. Hereis a list of phragm. One of his fingers was nearly severed. Simcox was later released and is recovering. Taylor was taken to the Utah State Hospital on June 4 for a mental evaluation. The following day he was taken to a Provo hospital, where he died June 6. Taylor's attorney said events: THURSDAY PLAZA STAGE she did not know the causeof his death. 6:30 p.m. — Great Basin Street Band, Dixieland jazz Oo 87:30 p.m. — Lance Larsen, poetry sandwich 8 p.m. —Soul Patrol, R and B/soul and funk DUMPSTER ESCAPEE RECOVERED revue Layton police captured a convicted felon Tuesday evening whoescaped from Weber County Jail on Sunday by hiding in a Dumpster until the trash was taken out. An anonymoustip led officers to a Layton home 10 p.m. — The Duke Robillard Band, blues AMPHITHEATER STAGE where BradleyL. Allen, 42, washiding. “We just hand- cuffed him and took him away,” said Weber County p.m. — SalivaSisters, salty satire 9 p.m. — Keith Lockhart and the Utah Symphony, Mountain Echoesby Alfonso Tenreiro #10 p.m. — Nicole Walker, poetry sandwich @ 10:30 p.m. — Nachtmusik, chamber musicof the 18th century weaponin 1995. Qo rape ofa-13-year-old Provogirl. The 19-year-old was @ Noon — Pan Jam,Caribbean steel drum music @1 p.m. — The Whalley Range All Stars, Pa- into jail for investigation of aggravated rapeofa child, rade of the Senses 1:15 p.m. — Kathryn Warmer,acoustic folk A Highland man has been arrested in the alleged night by Orem officers and booked a first-degree felony. He is being held in lieu of Police say with soul 2 p.m. — SandyAnderson, poetry sandwich 2:30 p.m. — Michael Lucarelli, classical gui- year-old girl was raped by a man she met at the Strawberry Days carniyal in Pleasant Groveon Thursday. The manallegedly forcedherto agreeto meet himat the carnival again tar 93:15 p.m. — SandyAnderson, poetry sandwich 13:45 pm. —‘TheKenCritchfield Group, con- the following night — andpolice were there. Orem detectives werenotified of the alleged rapebystaff at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, Orem temporary jazz improvisation Public Safety Department spokesman Doug Edwards 4:30 pm. —Lane said Tuesday. Edwardssaidthe victim toldpolicethat she met the assailant at the carnival after being separated from a girlfriend. She was walking to a pay at a sen, poetry sandwich original Middle Eastern music aride. The girl said the assailant drove her 7-30 p.m. — Jason McDonough, poetrysand- to the Squaw Peak area wich 8pm. — GaslightDistrict, pop/rock 9:30 p.m. — Monsters of Poetry, Neil Hollands @ 10 pm. — Doug Wintch Band, folk rock trio ANGLER'S BODY RECOVERED Thebodyof a 29-year-old femaleangler was recov ered Wednesday morningin the Ogden River. Shawna Suswell of Colorado Springs, Colo., missingsince Tuesday afternoon, was who had been foundat 3 a.m. PLANET DISCOVERY STAGE about halfway up Ogden Canyonin 6inches of water Weber County sheriff's Lt. 1:30 pm. Sister Maryam,storytelling Klint Anderson said a 30 pm. — Interactive music Wednesday autopsy confirmed drowning and no foul play. Buswell was in Laytonto visit a friend whenshe 6 pm. — Rainbow Factory, musiefor children decided to go fishing Tuesday. When the victim did not return, the friend became worried and called police. Olympic Speed Skaters Donating 2002 Hours Of Community Service to City They Train In and Dan Jansen, were in town to BY LINDA FANTIN THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE. Cathy Turner was invitedto cel ebrate International Olympic Day in the nation’s capital talking about Olympicideals The speed-skating star spent Wednesday morning pulling weeds, bagging lunches and cheering up patients at Primary Children's Medical Center, prov ing the Olympicsreally are about hard work and goodwill By 2002, Turner and other members of the speed-skating family — many of whom have moved here to train for the Win ter Games — will have accrued 2002 hours of community service It’s all part of a program to build fan support for the sport andsay thank you to the next Winter Olympicscity Ever sine ions of Olym: pic bribery surfaced in Novem: ber, appreciation for Salt Lake City has beenin short supply This community has taken a beating,” said Turner, a gold medalist in 1992 and 1994 and memberof the U.S. Speedskating Gold Council. "We're here. launch the community-service campaign. For every 100 hours of service completed, a goldstripe will be placed onthe statue of a speedskater located in the Galli van Center in downtown Salt Lake Instead, she came to Salt Lake City to demonstrate them We canhelp Turner and nine other gold medalists, including BonnieBlair City. The projects will correspond with skating competitions and be coordinated by Tuary 1996. merged with Union Pacific in 1998. Union Pacific spokesman Mike Furtney said the company does not commenton pendinglitigation. werethe resultof gross negligence” and were deter- In addition to the Provo canalincident, the lawsuit cites: A Southern Pacific spill of diesel fuel into the Arkansas River near CanonCity, Colo., in 1992. @ A D&RGWspillofdiesel into Spanish Fork Canyon in 1992. WA Southern Pacific diesel spill into the Ogden River in 1993. BA Southern Pacific-D&RGW mishapthatspilled diesel into the Gunnison River near Bridgeport, Colo., in April 1994. BA November 1994spill of diesel and taconite (iron-ore pellets) by D&RGW into Mitchell Creek near Tennessee Pass, Colo. EPAalleges that‘‘someorall of those discharges mined to have been “harmful to the public health or welfare or the environment,” according to the law- suit. If found guilty, Union Pacific could be fined hun- dreds of thousands of dollars, but EPA attorney WendySilver declined to speculate on an appropriate penalty, saying the agency is negotiatinga settlement with the company. “We're seeking substantial penalties to cover past violations and hopefully to deter future violations,” she said. Silver also declined to say why EPA chose to pursue Union Pacific in court, rather than through an administrative fine. But she noted court cases, if successful, provide for stiffer penalties than adminis- trative fines. Bodies of Patients of §.L. Doctor Exhumed BY MICHAEL VIGH THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE A state licensing boardis investigating a Salt Lake City doctor, alleging he prescribed excessive amounts of morphineto six elderly patients who each died in his care. Authorities in two counties have exhumed orare preparing to exhumethreeofthe six patients. Accordingto the Division of Occupational and Professional Li- thosepatients was exhumed from a Box Elder County cemetery. strated incompetence or negligencein the practice of medicine. Twoother bodieswill be exhumed DOPLalso accuses Weitzel of at unspecified locations by Fri- sexual exploitation of a patient day, according to Davis County for allegedly fondling a patient's Attorney Melvin C. Wilson, whose office is investigating the deaths of three of Weitzel’s patients. amountof morphine and Demerol After the bodies are exhumed, givento 20 patients between April a medical examiner will perform a forensic autopsy on the bodies. There have been no criminal chargesfiled against Weitzel. breasts. Documents further allege Weitzel failed to document the and December 1995. DOPL is seeking an order revoking or suspending Weitzel’slicense to practice medicine. Weitzel did not immediately return calls from his Salt Lake City medical office Wednesdaynight. DOPL began investigating “At this juncture, it would be premature to even speculate if charges will be filed,’ Wilson said. ‘‘That’s why we are exhuming the bodies — to determine the the Davis Hospital and Medical causesof death.” Weitzel after he surrendered his California medical license on Center in Layton, occurred between Dec. 20, 1995, and Jan. 10, 1996. Meanwhile, DOPL alleges that Weitzel failed to keep required records regarding disposition of controlled substances, prescribed March 27, 1997. In that proceeding, Weitzel stipulated he had had a sexual relationship with a former 32-year-old patient in the early 1990s, according to docu- controlled substancesin excess of ments from the Medical Boardof necessary amounts and demon- California censing (DOPL), Robert A. Weitzel allegedly prescribed morphine to the psychiatric patients even though only one of them com- plainedof pain. The treatment, at All six patients were dead by Jan. 14, DOPL records allege. On Tuesday, the bodyof one of Salt Lake City Firefighters Local 1645 Firefighters are blue-collar guys, and we're kindof blue-col lar sport,”’ said Jack Mortell, fa ther of the “Salt Lake City Gold Rush" program The former US, speed-skating coach and Evanston, Hl, fire fighter wanted to create a bond between skaters and their adopt ed hometown Wedid not want to come here and becomeoutcasts, which can pen,” he said. "Wewanttoex tend our hands in friendship so that when someonesees a speed skater coming they'll say. ‘Oh. thoseare the good guys.’ Just like whenthey see a firefighter Magure is president of Lo. 5. He would like to see and communitycouncil adopt oneof the skaters training for 2002 and cheer them on at the 10 major events in Utah during the next three years Letting these future Olympi ans know that wecare, that's a big GOP Women’s Group Supports Leavitt’s Gun-Control Stance BY DAN HARRIE. giving GOP Gov. Mike Leavitt a thumbs down for his planto enact gun-control laws in a special session of the Legislature this fall. Professional Republican Women, a group of about 60 GOP activists, is lauding Leavitt's proposal Theorganization “believes that the majority of Utah’scitizens de- sire to keep guns out of schools, churches and hospitals, and be- lieve that business leaders ought to be able to declare their busi- nesses gunfree,” president Lynn Price said in a news release Tues- day. session for gun-controlbills, and “We urge our Utah legislators to work with the governor and seriously consider passing laws that door caucus last week hammered the governorandsaid they saw no will reduceviolence and enhance safety in our community,” said Price, former Salt Lake County Republican chairwoman. Professional Republican Women’s executive committee voted 11-1 to back Leavitt. That public endorsement was a far cry from flak recently aimed at Leavitt by prominent members of his own party — including lawmakersand delegatesto the state Republican Convention. The convention approveda resolution June 5 opposing a special House Republicans in a closed- need for an emergencylegislative session. “That's one reason we have chosen to announce our support for the governor,” said Price “We don't think the convention reflects the majority of Utahns or Republicans. We've decided the silent majority needs to start speaking up.” Leavitt spokeswoman Vicki Varela agreed that guns “‘is a silent majority issue and we're pleased some of the people who have been fairly silent are stepping forward.” Carnahan Band, jazz originals 6 p.m. — TimErickson,poetry sandwich 6:30 p.m. — Kairo by Night, traditional and phone to call her parents for a ride when a woman passenger ina car driven bythe assailant asked her if she needed A spillof sulphuric acid and other pollutants by Southern Pacific near Tennessee Pass,Colo., in Feb- Co. and the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Co. (D&RGW). Southern Pacific and DeRGW ‘THESALTLAKE TRIBUNE, Not all Utah Republicans are PARK STAGE TEEN RAPED AFTER CARNIVAL $100,000 bail. WA Southern Pacific-D&RGWspill of diesel into the Eagle River near Minturn,Colo., in March 1996. 98:30 p.m. — Opening ceremonies sheriff's spokesperson Leslie Townsend. “There was no struggle.” Townsend said police could not disclose whereAllen was staying when he was arrested. Allen has prior convictions for disorderly conduct in 1993, attempted aggravatedassault against police and interfering with arrest in 1995, and carrying a concealed arrestéd Friday hazardoussubstancesinto the nation’s waterways. Named as defendants in the lawsuit, which has been amended twicesinceit wasfirst filed in 1997, are Union Pacific, Southern Pacific Transportation piece of this,” Maguresaid. Child Safety Seat Checkpoint| FREE At The Sugarhouse TOYS-R-US 2100 South 1300 East Friday, June 25th 4:00 -7:00 p.m. 95%of car seats are used incorrectly. Let a professional checkto be sure you're using yoursright. Please bring your vehicle owner's manuals if possible. Sponsored by TOYS-RUS, Utah County Health Deptartment, Utah Highway Safety Office and The Deseret News Olympic gold medalist Jack Shea said skaters are setting an exampleof humanitarianism We have a challengetodobet ter,” said the 89-year-old Shea, who wontwo gold medals in 1932. And where better should we make that challenge than in Salt Lake Cily, where the people of this area, through its pioneers, through its religious beliefs, through its everyday living, has the respect of the whole world That reputation, Shea predict ed, will help Salt Lake City stage the best Winter Games ever The city still is struggling to overcome the stigma of corrup- tion Investigations revealed Salt Lake's bid team gave more than $1 millioningifts, health care, tu ition and cash to members of the International Olympic Committee in hopes of becoming a hostcity Other cities also have acknowl edged they felt compelled to woo votes with similar favors. The Washington, D.C., ceremony was part of the U.S. Olympic Committee's effort to shift thefo: cus fromthe scandal to the ath letes, Of the 111 athletes who took part, 47 had won a total of 74 gold medals. The Associated Press contributed to this report. 1630 NORTH BECK STREET ida Kemered |
