Show NEAR SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON mm 89 7 considerable damage was cwi dono done to tho the ford car owned and driven by wallace mcewen wednesday night when lio ho smashed into a stray horse horde about five maldet south bouth of Pan gultch on highway 89 wallace was rettia returning from Sp ringdale to his homo home I 1 in n panguitch Pan gultch driving against a snow which mado made clear vision impossible when the accident occurred tho the animal was standing with hoad bead down dow u facing in uio tho same sama direction as the on coming car callaco did not seo boo the animal until ho was too close to avoid striking it As lie ho was coming about thirty miles an hour tho the impact was terrific and consequently tho the dim dam age to both horse and car wai vory serious tho the hood radiator lights and wind were completely demolished callaco caught a aldo into town and notified sheriff frank haycock who immediately went to tho the scene of the accident to investigate and to shoot the animal who was apparently li in a critical condition the damage to lo the car Is estimated at I 1 this Is oaly one of a number of ct accidents as a result of oas with stray oni nials in this the damage 10 cars amount amounting lug to jo s sev v oral cral hundreds 1 I dollars ano and t the 1 loss s of several animals we wonder if the owners of ard mals allowed to run at largo large on the state bidgway aro are aware that there Is a law in effect in the state of utah prohibiting that practice unless there to Is a herder in attendance 04 and that they can bo be made to pay damages in the even of such an all accident as happened wednesday night it such a law wore enforced which should be the case the tm traveling pub lie ho would no doubt be saved hundreds of dollars each year in ek expense and loss of time all of which could bo bd avoided it if tho the owners own erlof of stock had a proper respect for the law and the the rights of others |