Santa Cruz Sentinel, Santa Cruz, California, Tuesday, September 3, 1963
Aptos Man Killed By Car; Driver Arrested
Robert Capo, 23, of 357 Moosehead drive, Aptos, died early Sunday morning of injuries received when struck by an automobile while walking along the Santa Cruz-Watsonville freeway.
Shortly after the 2:45 o’clock accident, Edwin Asa LaVallee, a 32-year-old Fort Ord soldier from Castroville, was arrested by Watsonville police on a felony hit and run charge.
California Highway patrolmen said Capo was struck while walking toward his home from an Aptos restaurant. The accident was in the construction zone near State Park drive.
A passing motorist, Roger Blum of Watsonville, saw what he thought was a body while driving south on the freeway. He returned, found Capo about six feet off the roadway and notified authorities.
Capo was taken to a Santa Cruz hospital by Santa Cruz Ambulance service and died approximately two hours later. Pat Kilpatric, chief deputy coroner, said death was due to massive head injuries.
CHP officers issued an alert to watch for a damaged vehicle heading south on the freeway. Within a few minutes, Watsonville Officer Robert Johnson spotted a damaged vehicle being pulled by a pickup truck in the Watsonville area. He arrested LaVallee. The pickup driver, Clifford Vasquez of Watsonville, said he stopped to help LaVallee, whose vehicle failed along the freeway in the Green Valley road area.
LaVallee posted $1050 bail and was released from the county jail early Sunday afternoon. The matter is in the hands of the district attorney for investigation and possible filing of formal charges.
Capo, a native of California, is survived by his wife, Carol. He was a second-year Cabrillo student and also worked for DaPont Construction Company. Private family interment services will be held tomorrow at Oakwood Memorial Park, under direction of Ferguson mortuary.
Other survivors of the Burbank High school graduate include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Felix Capo of Burbank; a sister, Jeryl D. DaPont of Aptos; a brother, John Capo of Burbank; and a grandmother, Mrs. Cora Hogland of Costa Mesa.
Kilpatric said the death was number 17 for the year, compared to 32 a year ago.
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Santa Cruz Sentinel, Santa Cruz, California, Tuesday, September 3, 1963
CAPO – In Santa Cruz, Calif., September 1, 1963, Robert Renly Capo. Husband of Carol E. Capo of Aptos, Calif.; son of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Capo of Burbank, Calif.; brother, of Jerl Dean (Mrs. Richard) DaPont of Aptos, Calif., and John Capo of Burbank, Calif.; and grandson of Mrs. Cora Hogland of Costa Mesa, Calif.
Native of California, aged 23 years. Private family services will be conducted at Oakwood Memorial Park, Wednesday, September 4th. Entrusted to the care of The Ferguson Mortuary. Contributions to City of Hope preferred.
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