Adam Edward Striett |
| Posted 2019-01-19 by Judy Wight Branson |
| The Prescott Evening Courier, Prescott, Arizona Thursday, August 21, 1930, page 7, column 6 Truck Driver Dies In Crash The driver of a truck, whose identity could not be learned, late this afternoon, is said to have been killed shortly after noon today when his truck overturned on the Black Canyon highway a short distance south of Canon. Little information concerning the fatal accident was to be had here, other than a man had been killed. Coroner Gordon Clark, accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Carl Lambertine, left Prescott at 3:30 o'clock to investigate the accident. ---------------------------------------------- The Prescott Evening Courier, Prescott, Arizona Friday, August 22, 1930, page 1, column 2 Aged Huckster Dies In Crash Adams Striett, about 82 years of age and said to be a vegetable peddler from the Phoenix district, was killed instantly shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon when the small truck he was driving toward Prescott overturned on the Black Canyon highway near Canon. The accident is believed to have occurred when the machine hit a soft shoulder on the road and became unmanageable. Striett was accompanied at the time by his son-in-law, W. J. Skelton, of this city, who escaped with minor injuries. The body was brought here where it was being held today pending funeral arrangements. Coroner Gordon Clark was called to the scene of the accident yesterday afternoon. Transcriber's note: Mr. Striett is buried in an unmarked grave at the Citizens Cemetery in Prescott, Arizona. |
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