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Summarized by Kent Larsen
LDS Missionary Killed in Argentine Traffic Accident
Deseret News 10Apr00 N1
By Jennifer Toomer-Cook: Deseret News staff writer
LOGAN, UTAH -- An LDS missionary, Elder Eric Robert Driggs of Mesa,
Arizona, was killed last week and his companion, Elder Jordan Lee
Call of Logan, Utah was injured when the taxi in which they were
riding collided with a truck. Elder Driggs died on Thursday and Elder
Call was flown to Utah, where he is recovering from the injuries he
sustained in the accident.
Police in Villa Angela, Argentina, a small city about 75 miles west
of Resistencia and some 480 miles northwest of Buenos Aires, are
still investigating the accident. Driggs had been serving in the
mission for 10 months, while Call had started his service just 4
months earlier. They were both serving in the Argentina Resistencia
Mission.
Elder Call has undergone surgery and is expected to be released from
Cottonwood Hospital in a few days. "He seems to be in good spirits
and that's important when you're talking about the recovery and
rehabilitation following this type of procedure," said hospital
spokesman Jess Gomez. Rehabilitation could take several months.
His bishop expects Elder Call to be able to return to the mission
field after the rehabilitation, "He has done very well," said Bishop
Brett Larsen of the North Logan 6th Ward. "The hope is he will finish
serving his mission, but it's unknown if it will be to Argentina or
where."
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