Show echo canyon can y on claims another victim ninth in summit co A D allen alien about 55 camby minn was killed instantly sunday at p m when his automobile crashed almost headon head on into an eastbound burlington Trail ways bus on an icy road four miles cast or of castle rock on U S highway 30 his wife suffered cuts and cruises bruises in the same accident and was taken to a coalville Co alville hospital f for or treatment three other passengers in the a ilen alien car were unhurt unhurt they were elroy thompson of camby glnn and vernon vemon and lindon hanson b both of gary S D hansboro Hans coro noth A coroners s jury summoned by justice of the peace william it chappell of Co alville meeting in an inquest two hours after the crash declared the accident was unavoidable testimony at the inquest emphasized the extremely icy condition of the highway at the boint where the wreck occurred submit county deputy sheriffs elmen elm en bagnell of coalville Co alville and clarence moore of castle rock who investigated the crash said mid mr allens aliens car struck the left front ade s de of the bus when mr allen alien was unable to prevent it from sliding onto the wrong side of the road the impact spun the car around on the highway but did not turn it over mr allen alien was crushed under tinder the steering 1 wheel and died ina antly st his car was very badly damaged the me bus an empty second section of a trip en route from salt lake city to evanston wyo was wa s driven by harold P kemper of tenth avenue salt lake city mr kemper drove the bus through the guard rail into the barrow pit in an effort to avoid overturning the officers said he was unable to regain the highway after the heavy vehicle had come to a stop and wrecking equipment from 8 salt alt lake city was summoned shortly after the crash a car driven by C H kay of pueblo colo also westbound on the road slid into the allen alien car when mr kay was unable to stop on the icy road A few minutes later abnot another her car driven by guy al snyder of 1468 kensington avenue salt sall lake city also slid into the wrecked automobile the officers said members of the coroners jury which heard evidence at the inquest were jack Zurn brunnen B hurrell ir smith and frank moore all of mr and mrs allen alien and their three passengers were en route from their home to visit a son william E allen alien of genesee avenue los angeles cal mr allen alien also Is survived by a daughter mrs mr eugene e ne mcgee of mccloud minn the death was the ninth traffic fatality in summit county year compared with only six during all of 1939 |