Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16
AFTER THE CHAUFFEURs
One Accident Today I'm Which Bicyclist
Is Injured--Police Plan Wig
orous Action.

In collision today between AN au-
tomobile and bicycle the latter came
out decidedly second best, while it's rider
was quite severely injured. The ac-
cident occurred just at IL o'clock on
the Godbe-Pitts corner. The car. No.
1Oi, driven by Elgin Yankee, was COM
ing up Main street at quite a lively
clip, and the bicyclist was ON First
South street, rounding the corner from
the east, also making fast time. The
facJ that the man was riding on the
wrong side of the s treet was perhaps
responsible for the mixup.
The man on the wheel was knocked
to the pavement. and the bicycle was
sent flying half way across the street.
But for the quick stop made by the
driver of the machine, the rear wheel
would have gone over the PROSTATE
man. He was picked up at once by
bystanders. who fastened to the rescue
He was covered with dust and limp from
the severe jolting he had received The
chauffeur alighted, apooglzed to his
victim, and helped him into the vehicle,
placing the badly wrecked bicycle in
the rear seat.
That the injured man did not ride
far is evident from the fact that few
minutes later he appeared at police
W swear OUT IL tDlllpIiilll
against Yankee. Neither Judge Diehl
nor the assistant city attorney was to
be found, and the man went away, say
ing he would return later and enter
charges against the chauffeur He re-
fused to give his name, and aside from
a hating step and bleeding ear, did
not appear to be seriously hurt.
Last Monday afternoon Yankee was
fined 50 by Judge Dichl for fast drV-
ing down east South Temple street the
day before The young man got on
easily, as he put the court into good
humor by candidly saying that had he
seen the policeman who saw him, he
would certainly have reduced his rate
Of speed so as to be within the limit.
Bad times are coming for automobile
drivers who persist IN violating the
speed ordinance and thereby endanger
the lives OF men, women and children.
Chief of Police Pitt and Judge G.. II.
DIehl are determined 10 put stop 10
the dangerous practise of speeding up
on the public streets and they are now
engaged In arranging long list of
those who have been and are violating
the law,
This morning there were at least u
dozen complaints about reckless driv-
Ing OF automobiles upon the principal
streets, most Of the complaints coming
from residents on east Second South
street. In most cases the owners OF
machines are moi 10 blame as the driv-
ois are responsible ana take adYant-
age of the absence OF me owners tu
drive the autos at break-neck speed
up and down the streets and over
crossings.
Last evening Judge piehl observed
two machines tearing down Second
South street AT rate of speed not
far from 60 miles per hour lie stated
10 Chief Pitt this morning that ono OF
the hcnzne huggies went 50 fast u
was impossible 10 see who was IN ne
machine. and that the most remarkable
feature was that some one was moi
killed or MANNED
The police are making up list o
the careless drivers and they are he
Ing watched Judge Diehl has two O
three names and said today that h.
would personally swear TO complaint.
against them for reckless driving,