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- Niagara Gazette - 11/16/1959
NORTH TONAWANDA-The driver of a car sought
in connection with a hit-run accident was killed early to-
day when his car hit a tree in Niagara Falls Blvd. at the
entrance of Melody Fair, Wurlitzer Park.
Roger Gordon Zuch, 19, of Klemer Rd., Wheatfield,
was promounced dead on arrival at DeGraff Memorial
Hospital, where he was taken by ambulance. He suffered
a fraactured skull and broken
left leg.
The youth was alone in the
car, North Tonawanda police
said, and failed to negotiate a
slight bend in the road, crash-
ing into the tree at 3:17 a.m.
Sheriff's Deputies Warrren
Gilbert and Nell Pokeiwaldt
said they wara searching for a
car, Identified as the one
young Zuch was driving, after
a Niagara Falls motorist had
reported being sideswiped
about a half-hour earlier in the
boulevard. . ,.-'u": "* '
Donald Stark, 2882 McKoon
Ave Niagara falls, told dep
uties he had been nearly
forced from the road about 3
a.m. by two cars. He obtained
the license number of one,
which he said was the, one
which nicked the side of his
car, causing an estimated $10
damage.
Deputy Gilbert said the license
number was registered
to Zuch. Because he knew the
family, the deputy said he
went to the Zuch home and
talked with Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
Item Zuch, p a r e n t s of the
youth, He said the parents
were .worried about their son's
absence.
Later, as the d e p u t i es
searched for the missing auto,
they came upon the accident
in the boulevard,
City police said Dr. John C,
Kinzly was called. He ordered
the body taken to the Fretthold
Funeral Home, where funeral
services are being arranged,
In additioiv-to his parents,
surviving are two brothers,
Allen Zuch, this city, and Vernon
Zuch, at home; and a sister,
Kathleen Zuch, at home.
The Zuch youth attended
public schools here and North
Tonawanda High School. He
was employed by the C.D.C.
Contracting'Co, this city.
Funeral services will be conducted
at 2 p.m. Wednesday at
the funeral home by the Rev.
Frederick Hinners of St. Paul's
Lutheran Church. Burial will
be in St. Paul's Lutheran
Cemetery.
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1940 - 1959 (19 years)