Wreckage Found Near Hansen Dam
A parent's identification of a youth killed in a traffic accident ended the search for a missing Burbank student Monday.
William P. King Jr., 17, 731 E. Amherst Drive, was discovered missing when his parents awakened Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. William King told police they had last seen their son studying in his room at about midnight Sunday. Earlier a wrecked car had been found in a ditch off Wentworth Avenue south of Hansen Dam.
Richard Newsom of La Crescenta discovered the wreckage at about 5:40 a.m.. The driver, alive when found by Newsom, died while being rushed to Sun Valley Receiving Hospital. The body was taken to Bade Mortuary in Tujunga, where King identified his son.
Police reported the youth apparently lost control of the car on a curve. It isn't known how long he remained in the wreckage before being found. Police said the engine was cold when the car was discovered. King Jr., a senior at Burbank High, played drums in his school's band.
He was president of his Junior Achievement company and was an acolyte in St. Jude's Episcopal Church, Burbank. His mother is a member of the Burbank Police Commission. King Sr. does commercial film work.
Funeral services will be at St. Jude's Episcopal Church Wednesday. Burial will be in Valhalla Cemetery. Definite times were to be set today. King Jr was the third Burbank high school student killed in traffic in two days. Richard Bahrman, 18, of Sparks St and Edward Emard, 18, of Valencia Ave were killed Sunday in Los Angeles.
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