www.tooeletranscript.com TUESDAY TOOELE RANSCRIPT Classic pioneer T fashions on runway at grist mill jubilee See B1 BULLETIN June 13, 2006 SERVING TOOELE COUNTY SINCE 1894 VOL. 113 NO. 6 50 cents Separate collisions claim two young men by Jesse Fruhwirth STAFF WRITER Two local men in their early 20s lost their lives this weekend in unrelated automobile crashes. Both occurred in the early morning hours Saturday. Law enforcement officials said it is not clear yet if alcohol was involved in either accident, but nei- ther man was wearing a seat belt. As a result both men were ejected from their vehicles. Stansbury Park resident Parker David Buck, 20, died shortly after the vehicle he was driving rolled several times and crashed into an embankment in Middle Canyon. Troy Sullivan, 21, of Tooele, was pronounced dead at the scene of his crash on Pine Canyon Road behind Westgate Theaters. His vehicle like- wise rolled after crashing into a cement barrier. Buck was a 2005 graduate of Tooele High School. Sullivan gradu- Photography / Mark Watson Motorcycle racers complete the first lap of a race Saturday afternoon at Miller Motorsports Park. The $5-million clubhouse is shown in the background. Saturday’s races ated from THS in 2003. were free to the public as part of grand opening activities. Both obituararies appear on A6. A relative explosion of motor- vehicle deaths have occurred since the summer season began. Six people have met violent deaths on Tooele’s roads since May 20. Crowds get green light at Miller park Motor vehicle traffic accidents are the leading cause of death by Mark Watson Tooele County officials and throughout the nation who continued, “It is an amazing on tours of the property which of American males age 15-24. park owner Larry H. Miller spent the weekend competing place with the layout of the covers 511 acres. The facility STAFF WRITER According to the government sta- Tooele Valley will never be have repeatedly denied the Six at the new track. track, the beautiful scenery includes 23 buildings including tistics, 7,600 males died in car acci- the same. Flags rumor, but the very real “It is the nicest facility we’ve and the buildings.” a $5 million clubhouse. dents in 2003 compared to 4,600 Miller Motorsports Park raceway is already impressing been to, and we’ve been every- On Saturday, MMP opened “One of our racing officials who died of homicide, the second (MMP) may not bring with it a racing aficionados. where,” Troutman said. “We its gates to anyone who wanted who is good at estimating leading cause of death among males fabled Six Flags Theme Park, John Troutman of Michigan, were just in Wisconsin and to see the $75 million motor- crowds said about 7,500 people in that age group. Motor vehicles but during the next several working for Pirelli Tires, was we’ll be here for two weeks. sports dreamland. Nearly 200 have been through here today,” continue to be the leading cause of years the racetrack will deliver busy Saturday afternoon fix- “I spent 10 years racing volunteers helped with the said Carolyn Ashburn, assis- death of Americans of both genders a positive jolt to the valley’s ing wheels for some of the motorcycles and now I do this grand opening that included a SEE RACEWAY ON A2 ages 5-44. economy. 150 motorcycle racers from (work for Pirelli),” Troutman shuttle vehicle to carry visitors Buck’s passenger, Ryan Weyland, 19, of Tooele, said he had been sleeping in the back seat at the time of the crash around 2 a.m. Weyland survived the crash and walked down Toothy, fat rodents Middle Canyon Road to find help. Princess He found a sheriff’s deputy and led him to the scene. There lay Buck, tear up county turf about two feet behind the wreckage hopefuls of the vehicle. Vole population could explode “He was unconscious and bleed- ing from his head, but he was “They’re all over,” said Patty know their by Karen Hunt breathing and had a pulse,” Chief Wheeler, of Stockton, “We’ve STAFF WRITER Deputy Ron Matekel said. [caught] anywhere from 8-12 Voles are attacking Tooele Both men were taken by helicop- a day and that’s between set- dairy facts County. The rodents with griz- ter to hospitals in Salt Lake City, ting traps for them and flushing zled bodies, short tails and large but Buck died shortly thereafter. them out.” by Jesse Fruhwirth teeth are burrowing their way Weyland is reportedly in good con- STAFF WRITER Michael Higley saw his cat into the turf of the county. dition but has little recollection of catch a vole on the outskirts of When young ladies compete to “There’s lots of them,” said the night of the crash. Matekel said Grantsville. become Dairy Princess, they have Scott Droubay of Erda. “There’s the memory lapse is the result of “It looked like a mouse, but to show that their knowledge of the eight or 10 times as many this head trauma Weyland received in it had bigger teeth and it bit dairy industry is robust and devout. year as there were last year, the crash. back,” he said. What precisely is a young lady to or as there’ve ever been, and I “The roads were wet. I’m sure Jennifer Brooks’ 2-year-old answer when asked the tricky ques- don’t know why.” there was a little excess speed nephew also noticed numerous tion, “What is lactose intolerance?” The USU extension center involved,” Matekel said. “[Buck] That was the question that newly- has received calls from around came around the curve, lost control, SEE VOLES ON A3 crowned attendant Abigail McNeill the county. started flipping and went into the of Grantsville was asked during the right embankment.” physical fitness portion of the 2006 Matekel said it is not clear yet Miss Tooele County Dairy Princess National Guard meets what the men were doing in the can- scholarship pageant Friday. Here’s yon. He said they were scheduled a hint about the answer: The Dairy to meet a friend from Salt Lake City Princess would never recommend Huntsman at border later that night. soy milk, even to those with lactose Matekel said patrol cars are fre- by Karen Hunt time meeting the governor. intolerance. quenting the canyons, but they are “It was all a really neat “They can drink a special kind STAFF WRITER not able to stop all the accidents. experience,” Davis said. “I’m of milk with the lactose removed,” Yesterday Gov. Jon “We’ve got [deputies] in Middle grateful the governor came McNeill wisely stated. Huntsman met with Utah Canyon as much as we can,” out to see us and spend a That savvy answer, the one the National Guard members sta- Matekel said. “People just drive way few moments with us at the Utah Dairy Commission who hosts tioned in Yuma, Ariz., along too fast.” job site, got to see what we the pageant undoubtedly wants to the Mexico border, including A little earlier in the morning, 1:44 were doing, also got to talk hear, wasn’t quite enough to put six Tooele County residents. a.m. Saturday, Tooele City police to the soldiers and meet the McNeill over the top, however. Huntsman is in Arizonia were responding to a single-vehicle troops and commend us on Karli Jae Garcia of Tooele wowed at a Western Governors rollover on Tooele’s north side. Lt. the work we’ve been doing.” the judges with her parodied dairy Association conference, Steve Newkirk said there were no photography / Jesse Fruhwirth The Guard is the first unit which will conclude today. witnesses to the crash. Hannah Finley, Miss Tooele County Dairy Princess 2005, crowns the Sgt. Robert H. Davis, of SEE DAIRY ON A3 2006 princess, Karli Jae Garcia. Dugway, relished his first SEE GUARD ON A7 SEE CRASHES ON A2 WEATHER OPEN FORUM A4 SPORTS A10 INSIDE Windy tonight with a chance of OBITUARIES A6 HOMETOWN B1 Palmer earns Utah Gatorade showers. Cooler Wednesday. Lows player of the year honor in the 60s. Highs in the 80s. CROSSWORD A7 DOINGS B2 See A9 Complete Forecast: A2 TV LISTINGS A8 CLASSIFIEDS B5 A2 TUESDAY June 13, 2006 ETCETERA ... Raceway Corrections ValleyLocal WeatherWeather Forecast continued from page A1 In an front-page article in tant general manager at MMP. Thursday’s edition, there were Wed 79/53 The grand opening included two errors in the article about the 6/14 plenty of pageantry with all the Grantsville Police Department’s Generally sunny despite a few af- motorcyclists lined up in a pre- Night Out Against Crime. ternoon clouds. High 79F. race grid formation. The park’s Since both errors concerned general manager, Alan Wilson, animals, perhaps it can be con- who designed all the tracks at cluded that some of us here at the Thu 79/54 MMP, thanked the crowd for Transcript-Bulletin aren’t experts 6/15 attending the grand opening. in that field. One obvious error (to Isolated thunderstorms. Highs in He said Saturday marked a new everyone but the reporter) was that the upper 70s and lows in the mid beginning in the sport of racing, Fritos, the deer illegally killed near 50s. and that this is just the start of Tooele Army Depot, was actually a great things to come at MMP. buck. In spite of the fact that the An Apache helicopter flew by photo we took of Fritos, whose Fri 86/59 during the opening ceremonies head is included in the Division of 6/16 and skydivers hit their targets Wildlife’s mobile “Wall of Shame” Mainly sunny.