Narrow Road Cause of Death of Mr. and Mrs. Burton Morgan; The fatal combination of one-truck, high-crowned road and juggernaut truck that is a terror to all drivers on the Vernalis-Tracy road caused a double tragedy Tuesday morning when Burton Morgan of Patterson was instantly killed and Mrs. Morgan incurred fatal injuries, from which she passed away 42 hours later. The crash occurred when the Morgan car attempted to pass a huge freight van driven by Ralph Parker of Newman, the Morgan car capsizing after passing the truck. Morgan was instantly killed in the crash, his body being terribly mangled, with the head and chest crushed, both arms and legs broken, and other injuries. Mrs. Morgan was at first believed to have both legs fractured, but after being rushed to a Modesto hospital, examination revealed that these wounds were only extremely severe laceration. Wednesday morning her condition was reported favorable and no serious results anticipated. But that night she rapidly descended due to unsuspected internal injuries and passed away at 8 a.m. Thursday. Rena Morgan, their daughter, third occupant of the car, escaped practically unhurt.

Details of Crash; The Morgans were in route to San Francisco Tuesday morning and were between the Hurst service station and the railroad crossing on the bad stretch of road west and north of Vernalis a few minutes after nine o'clock. Here they overtook the truck, driven by Parker and owned by J. J. "Red" Smith of Newman. According to Rena, the truck was traveling at a fast rate of speed for such a large vehicle and repeated sounding of the horn asking the driver to pull over and allow them to pass were ignored. Finally Morgan decided to turn clear out off the road and pass. This necessitated a high speed for such uncertain footing and in swinging back onto the road again something went wrong. Here the story is best followed from the account of Parker, who's statement corroborates other reports with the exception of speed, denying he was going over 28 miles per hour and quoting the driver of a following car as proof. Parker, who is badly broken up over the affair, admits he did not hear the horn, but attributes this to a very noisy engine. His first knowledge of the presence of the Morgan car was when it appeared at his left. He then started to swing out to the right to permit the sedan to pass, he declares. As the Morgan car swung back onto the pavement, either the high ridge of the paved strip or the proximity of a concrete abutment, or both, made the driver turn too short, and his car swung squarely in front of the truck, within ten feet distance, still moving to the right. So Parker swing to the left to avoid him. But at the same instant Morgan finding himself headed for the opposite concrete abutment, again swung to the left, so suddenly that his car turned broadside on and went over on its side, with the wheels in the air facing the truck. Attempting to pass on the left, the truck caught a corner of the car and dragged it off the road. Apparently Mrs. Morgan and the daughter were thrown to the right of the falling car, while Morgan jumped or was thrown to the left, squarely in the path of the truck, and was probably run over. Owing to the many conflicting tales in circulation and the difficulty of comprehending the exact course of the cars, the accompanying sketch is published. As the Morgan car was dragged out and towed to Tracy very shortly after the smash and other markings badly confused, complete verification of the account given is impossible. But it seems to fit into the known facts most accurately.

Taken to Modesto; Mrs. Morgan was rushed to a Modesto hospital by an ambulance from Tracy, while Morgan's remains were taken to Stockton by the San Joaquin county Coroner, and later brought to Patterson by Davis & Evans. Morgan was a native of Indiana, aged 50 years, and was a pioneer resident, having been engaged in the contracting business here since 1911. Mrs. Morgan was about the same age also a native of Indiana. The daughter, Rena, and a son, Lauren, is survived by a former marriage, Ray Morgan of Patterson and Cecil Morgan of Long Beach, who came up at once when he was notified. Two sisters of Mrs. Morgan– Mrs. Alice Garrett and Mrs. Edith Mathews of Berkeley, rushed to her bedside following the crash. Another sister, Mrs. James Sloan of Lompoc is touring in Europe. Two brothers Will Simpson of Orland and John Simpson of Los Angles, also survive.

2 Killed in Crash; Eachus Pfitzer; The Paeheco pass grade was again the scene of a shocking fatality Saturday evening, when a car carrying three young men, en route from Newman to Gilroy, went off the grade, fatally injuring two, while the third is in a critical condition. Eachus Pfitzer, 24, son of Mrs. Roy Gill of Newman, driving the car, was instantly killed. Clarence Templeton of Fresno, pitcher on the Newman baseball team, was so badly injured that he died Sunday about noon. Eudorice Hollister, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Hollister of Newman, has compound fractures of. both legs and is in a serious condition.