Extracted from The Fresno Bee (Fresno, CA)
Tuesday, February 24, 1948

Kern Man Dies In Red Rock Canyon

BAKERSFIELD (Kern Co.), Feb. 24. -- The coroner's office reported John R. Jones, 41, a Kern County electrical worker, was killed instantly late yesterday on Highway 6 in Red Rock Canyon.

Jones was riding in a car driven by Daniel B. Hager, 50, of Bakersfield. Investigators said Hager attempted to pass a truck driven by Patrick J. Miller, 25, of Los Angeles, and lost control of his machine. His car sideswiped the truck and then crashed through a guard rail and plunged 25 feet into a canyon.