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Show Nephi Youth j Killed In Auto Accident; i Hyrum Mecham of Nephi, was kill- '; ed and his three companions were bably cut and bruised last Friday evening in an auto accident near Lindon. The other occupants of the car were Lucille Anderson, Henrietta Henriet-ta Ballow, both of Levan and Jack Tolly of Nephi. Preston G. Peterson of the State Road commission, deputy county attorney, at-torney, Ray Tuckett, Elmer Loveless and Patrolman Charles Allred investigated in-vestigated the accident. Mecham was traveling north on the State highway and apparently cut in too close to the northbound Rowley truck. The automobiles sideswiped. The impact hurled Mecham from the driver's seat, but his foot caught on the side of the car and his head apparently was dragged a considerable consider-able distance over the pavement before be-fore the car stopped. He died within with-in a few minutes after the crash. Tire three injured members were taken to the office of Dr. B. C. Linebaugh. The two couple were on their way to Idaho for a visit when the accident ac-cident occurred. |