BEAVIN
DENNIS W. BEAVINNEWBURG, Ind., (AP) - Four members of an Evansville family were killed Friday night in a car-truck collision.
Killed were Dennis W. Beavin, 33; his daughter, Elisha G., 10, and sons, Richard A, 8, and Adam, 3. Adam died about three hours after the collision on Indiana 66 two miles east of Newburg. the others were killed instanly.
Kevin Beavin, 11, and another passenger in the Beavin car, Eric Dowdy, 10, were injured along with the truck driver, Michael S. Harris, 29, Boonville.
Sheriff deputies said the truck went off the highway, causing Harris to loose control. They say the truck veered back onto the road and struck the Beavin car.
July 1980 Henderson Gleaner
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