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Show Semi-Truck Brakes Fail In 1-80 Mishap Mrs. Nicki Price, wife of Mayor John Price, her son John and a companion, Patrick Pat-rick Mahon, escaped serious injury Monday morning when a semi-truck and trailer lost its brakes and crashed into their vehicle on 1-80. The accident happened near the water treatment plant at the mouth of Parley's Par-ley's Canyon. All persons in the Price truck were taken to University Univer-sity Hospital in Salt Lake where they were treated and released following the 10:20 a.m. accident. Utah Highway Patrol Trooper LyleMoffitt said the semi, laden with 15 welding generators, was westbound down the canyon when the brakes went out. The driver of the truck, Carl D. Hosmar, 23, Santa Ana, Calif., and his partner, part-ner, William L. Kidd, 23, Ventura, Calif., were also treated and released at St. Mark's Hospital. Trooper Moffitt said the truck and its cargo were a complete loss. He said the vehicle careened down a slope just west of Mountain Dell Reservoir and parts of the load landed on the lawn near the water treatment plant. |