Show i Several Savala 1 Mishaps Mar Record in Summit County 1 After a lull of 01 several months month several highway accidents occurred occur occur- red in quick succession with four accidents reported In four days by Trooper Russ Worrall A rabbit hunter and an Upton resident received injuries Sunday following a on head-on collision on the Creek road Dale Talbot a passenger In a up pick-up driven by Merrill H. H Menlove both of Salt Lake was taken to Summit County Hospital for treatment of a broken brok brok- en arm Ro Roy Hoy Jacobson of ot Upton had his teeth and mouth badly lacerated According to Officer Worrall the accident occurred on the first sharp curve yards this side sid of Gene Newtons Newton's property Jacobson Jacob Jacob- son driving down the canyon met the rabbit hunters huners who cut the curve and were on the I wrong ide ode of of the road Both drivers drivers drivers ers slammed on their brakes but butI were unable to avoid collision I The 56 Ford pickup of the Salt Lakers and the 51 31 Chev sedan of 01 I Jacobson each damages of ot about I 1 On Head Crash Joe Jenkins Coal rille Dry I Cleaner was also the victim of ot a ai I I on head-on crash while making a i clothes delivery along a country I 1 lim hn near Oakley Because of ot slippery slippery slippery slip slip- pery road conditions and a narrow narrow narrow nar- nar row row bridge which would not al allow allow al- al low pulling to the side Mr Jen- Jen J kins and another unnamed driver I er collided with about damage lam Jam dami i age to each vehicle This accident was investigated by Elmo Atkin- Atkin I sn srn of Kamas I I Excessive Speed Another 1000 accident occurred occurred occurred occur occur- red at Silver Creek Junction Saturday night Monday night a 54 Ford Convertible Convertible Convertible Con Con- driven by a Salt Lake Lakeman Lakeman Lakeman man traveling at excessive speed traveled feet teet after leaving the highway at Silver Creek bouncing across the tracks and blowing out its tires The driver had departed for Salt Lake before before before be be- fore investigating officers arrived on the scene According to officers Summit County has been relatively free of accidents as compared to oe years year's record They are art in hopes that December accidents may also be held to a minimum There have been only two deaths in the county in 1957 as compared with nine last year In the first nine months id of 1956 27 roll-overs roll in Echo Canyon Canon Canyon Can Can- yon on were reported with only two reported in the similar length of ot time in 1957 |