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Show Deciiii Of Fort Duchesne Man Hikes HgEiway Toil Two Injured In Car That Hit Stray Horse The state- of Utah was running ahead of its average of 163 fatal accident in 1954 on our highways, with the reported death of Norman Kenneth Jorrgensen Taylor, 30, of Fort Duchesne, who was killed Sunday. Duchesne County also has reached the total of 2 average set in' 1954, with Mr. Taylor's death. An attempt to miss a white horse on Highway 40, near Bridge-land, Bridge-land, brought death to Mr. Taylor, a member of the Ute Tribe, and injuries to two others. He died enroute to a Salt Lake hospital, where he was being taken by ambulance am-bulance after being treated at the Roosevelt LDS Hospital. Hit A Black Horse Investigating officers said a 1955 station wagon traveling west at Bridgeland Junction, 13 miles east of Duchesne, veered onto the left side of U. S. Highway 40 to miss a white horse and struck a black one. The horse was hurled through the windshield. The accident occurred Sunday at 2 a.m. The auto was badly damaged. Norman Kenneth Jorgensen Taylor, Tay-lor, 30. Fort Duchesne, a passenger passen-ger in the auto died enroute to a hospital in an ambulance. William J. Applegate, 28, Heber, reported to be the driver of the car, and Harvey Bethers, 20, Heber, (Continued on Back Page) HIGHWAY DEATHS RISE . . (Continued from Page One) a passenger, were treated at the Roosevelt Hospital for minor injuries. in-juries. The three were believed to have been deer hunting in the area and were enroute to Salt Lake. Highway Patrolmen Val Palmer, Roosevelt, and Howard Powell, Duchesne, Du-chesne, investigated. They reported report-ed the victim was taken first by Olpin ambulance to Roosevelt Hospital. Hos-pital. He died at Strawberry Valley enroute to a Salt Lake hospital. Born At Fort Duchesne ' Mr. Taylor was born Aug. 26, 1925, at Fort Duchesne. His mother moth-er died several years ago. Mr. Taylor Tay-lor served in the U. S. Amy and worked as a farm hand for Chalmers Chal-mers and Lilly Wash. Surviving are a sister and brother, broth-er, Mrs. Amber Muny, Alterra, and Rodney Jorgensen, Ft. Washakie, Wash-akie, Wyo. '. Death of Mr. Taylor raised Utahs' death toll to 165 for the year, which is two more than was reported in 1954 as of Oct. 31. Duchesne County had only two fatalities in 1954, which is its mark now. Funeral services for Mr. Taylor were held today, Thursday, at 2 p.m. in the Ballard LDS ward chapel chap-el with Bishop Golden Collins conducting. con-ducting. Burial was in the Fort Duchesne cemetery under the direction di-rection of the Olpin Mortuary of Roosevelt. . |