BURBANK MAN KILLED IN LONG BEACH ACCIDENT
A Burbank man was killed when the car he was
driving on the Long Beach Freeway collided with a tractor-trailer.
J.D. Boyd, who graduated from Burbank High School
in 1967, died about 7 a.m. Tuesday when his car struck the rig on the northbound
Long Beach Freeway near Del Amo Boulevard, according to California Highway
Patrol Sgt. Chris Madigan. Boyd's wife, Elaine, was treated for minor injuries
and released. Madigan said in a prepared statement.
Boyd and his wife were traveling in their 1984
Volvo when the tractor-trailer swerved across the highway and jackknifed,
according to the report. The Boyd's car was dragged about 1,000 feet after it
became entangled with the trailer, the report stated. It wasn't known how fast
either vehicle was traveling or what caused the truck to swerve. A third car was involved in the accident, but wasn't known if any passengers in that vehicle were injured. All four lanes were closed from 11:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. while the accident was being investigated.
Boyd's uncle, Vince Swanson of Placentia, said
Boyd worked for Union Pacific Railroad and worked with underprivileged children
though he and his wife had no children. "He was a super guy and a real
people person." Swanson said of Boyd, who played varsity football for
Burbank High School in the mid-1960s.
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Obituary: Jack D. Boyd II, 39, died November 22,
1988. He was a resident of Burbank. Services are 11:30 a.m. Monday at the Old
North Church in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills. Survivors include wife Elaine,
parents Jack and Merle; brother Scott and grandmother Esther Burcham. 
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