Description

On 08/31/1955, at approximately 0205 hours, a tractor pulling a gasoline tank trailer was traveling eastbound on the two-lane U. S. Highway 99 in rural Indio, approximately 0. 4 miles east of Clinton Street and 0. 9 miles west of the city limits. The decedent was crossing the highway southbound and had entered the eastbound lane when he was struck by the truck. Although the driver applied the brakes for approximately 66 feet, flashed his high beams, and attempted to swerve, he stated the decedent did not look up and walked directly into the truck's path. The decedent was killed instantly.