Confirmation Date 7 Dec 1975
Janine was killed in a car accident with her son Matthew. All of the rest of her childred were also seriously injured in the accident and Esther did not survive.
Mom, son killed in Davis crash; 4 injured
By Joseph M. Dougherty Deseret Morning News
LAYTON — A head-on collision claimed the lives of a Huntsville mother and son Thursday on U.S. 89 in Layton.
The crash happened about 3:30 p.m. between 2200 North and Sunset Drive when the 25-year-old driver of a northbound pickup suddenly swerved into southbound traffic and slammed into a car carrying the Huntsville family, said Layton Sgt. John Holden. The 40-year-old woman and 11-year-old son, whose names were not released Thursday, were killed. Two children, an 8-year-old girl and 7-year-old boy, both in critical condition, were flown by Life Flight and AirMed helicopters to Primary Children's Medical Center while a 13-year-old girl was taken by ambulance to McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden. She was later airlifted to Primary Children's where her condition was stabilized. The driver of the pickup, which flipped over, was conscious when he was taken by ambulance to Ogden Regional Medical Center, Holden said. Holden said it is unknown why the pickup's driver crossed into oncoming traffic. Police closed down U.S. 89 between Cherry Lane and state Route 193 while rescuers removed the victims from the scene. Firefighters pulled a firetruck in front of the crash scene. By 7:45 p.m. northbound lanes had been reopened. Thursday's crash was the second serious crash in as many days on U.S. 89. A few miles away in Fruit Heights, a semitrailer hit two vehicles Wednesday morning after its brakes failed, said Utah Highway Patrol trooper Preston Raban. "About 200 yards north of the light the semi driver discovered he had lost his brakes as he approached the red light," Raban said in an e-mail. The driver began blowing the truck's horn to alert other drivers, but the semi hit the pickup that had entered the intersection. One person was seriously injured, and two other people received minor injuries, Raban said. That crash closed the highway for three hours while crews cleaned up diesel fuel that spilled for 50 yards when the semi jackknifed and tore open its fuel tanks.
The driver was cited for failure to stop at a red light and equipment violations, Raban said.
Mother, son die in head-on crash By Nathan C. Gonzalez
The Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake Tribune Article Launched:06/29/2007 01:48:54 AM MDT
LAYTON - Investigators are working to determine the cause of a head-on collision that killed a Huntsville woman and her son and closed U.S. Highway 89 for more than four hours Thursday afternoon.
The woman, 40, and her 11-year-old son died after their white Chevrolet Cavalier car was slammed into head-on by a northbound Toyota Tacoma pickup, which swerved into oncoming traffic near the intersection with 2300 North at 3:30 p.m., Layton police said.
"We are trying to determine why he swerved," said Sgt. John Holden, a police spokesman.
Police declined to release the names of those involved in the incident until family members are notified.
Three other of the woman's children were inside the car, A 13-year-old girl and her 7- and 8-year-old brothers. The girl was listed in stable condition and the boys in critical condition at Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City. Holden said one boy was airlifted from the accident scene because of his injuries. The driver of the pickup, a 25-year-old man from the Ogden area, was conscious after the collision and in stable condition at Ogden Regional Hospital. He suffered a broken back and ankle, Holden said.
Traffic was diverted from U.S. 89 for more than four hours while police investigated the collision. White sheets covered the passenger compartment of the car while the pickup remained on its roof with tires skyward. Layton resident Kevin Ure was working on a computer in his nearby home when he heard the collision. "If felt like a bomb," Ure said. "You could hear the crunch seconds after that. You could tell right away it was a bad one."
Collisions are not rare for the heavily traveled highway, he said. "It can be a bad highway," he said.
Layton police ID woman, son killed in head-on crash
The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 06/29/2007 11:33:15 AM MDT
Posted: 11:35 AM- LAYTON - A Huntsville woman and her son who were killed in a head-on collision Thursday afternoon were identified Friday as Janine Howard, 40, and Matthew Howard, 11.Two other Howard children, Ester, 8, and Caleb, 7, remained in critical condition at Primary Children's Medical Center, while Rachel, 13, was listed in stable condition, said police Sgt. John Holden. Janine Howard, 40, was driving a Chevrolet Cavalier with her four children inside south on U.S. Highway 89 about 3:30 p.m. when they were struck by a northbound Toyota Tacoma pickup that drifted into their lane near 2200 North. The driver of the pickup, a 25-year-old man from the Ogden area, was conscious after the collision and was in stable condition Friday at Ogden Regional Hospital. He suffered a broken back and ankle, Holden said. Police declined to release his name pending a criminal investigation. Traffic was diverted from U.S. 89 for more than four hours while police investigated the collision. White sheets covered the passenger compartment of the car while the pickup remained on its roof with tires skyward. Layton resident Kevin Ure was working on a computer in his nearby home when he heard the collision. "It felt like a bomb," Ure said. "You could hear the crunch seconds after that.
You could tell right away it was a bad one." Collisions are not rare for the heavily traveled highway, he said. "It can be a bad highway," he said.