Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-13
AUTOMOBILE HITS
BICYCLIST;2 z HURT
Wheel Thrown in Air Falls Into
Machine and Breaks
Girls Arm
RIDER IS SEVERELY INJURED
AutoiStS Rush Off Hurt Member
of Own Party and Leave
Lad to ByStanders

While going south in Vermont ave-
nue. an automobile belonging to j. w.
Kemp of 30O6 South Grand avenue and
driven by Albert Waterfield collided
with a bicycle ridden by Lucas Vilarde,
II years old, at Thirty-ninth street,
shortly before 10 o'clock last night
Vilarde was thrown against the curb
and suffered a fractured left arm, a
broken left leg and incurred multiple
bruises and abrasions on his face and
body. The bicycle was thrown high in
the air and fell in the automobile, strik-
ing Miss Katherine Gibson, one of the
occupants, and fracturing her right ell
bow.
After tossing the bicycle from the
auto the occupants, so bystanders as
sert, dragged the injured lad from the
street to vacant lot, left him on the
grass, then proceeded on their way,
without giving further attention to the
boy. The latter was given assistance
later by passers by and was taken into
a nearby house. Later he was removed
to his home at 1886 Vermont avenue,
and after being examined by DIR. J. f.
T. jenkins of 1850 West Twenty-fourth
street was taken to the California hos
pital, where his fractured bones were
placed in splnts.
Persons who witnessed the accident
obtained the number of the auto, which
carried the plate marked "345S4 Cal,
and notified the University police sta
ton. Patromen were detailed to in
vestigate the matter, and the occupants
of the auto were requested to go to the
police station and make an explanation.
EXPLAIN LEAVING LAD
Those who were in the auto and who
were taken to the University station
are: Mrs. ]. w. Kemp, S0O6 South
Grand avenue; Mrs D. Gibson and her
daughter, Catherine, living at Denker
street and Vermont avenue, and Miss
Genevieve Kelton, a guest at the home
of Mrs. Kemp, and Albert Waterfield,
the chauffeur.
According to the story of the autoists,
the motorcar was going south in Ver-
mont avenue, when young Vilarde on
his bicycle essayed to cross in front OF
the auto at the intersection of Thirty
ninth street, and was struck.
The occupants of the auto declare
that the lad ran into the auto and was
hurled to one side Bystanders who
saw the accident aver that the auto
struck the bicycle and hurled the rider
high into the air and against the curb.
When the impact came the bicycle
was thrown high in the air and fell
into the tonneau, striking Miss. Gibson
on her right arm and fracturing the
bone.
When asked about the matter last
night Attorney Kemp stated that while
he did not see the accident, he was
informed by his wife that after the
collision the injured lad was dragged
to the sidewalk and turned over to the
care of bystanders. AS an excuse for
riding away and leaving the injured
boy, Kemp declared that the other
members of the auto party were so ex-
cited about the condition of the injured
young woman that they hurried away
in order to get her to physician as
soon as possible.
According to Kemp, his wife stated
that she did not know how badly the
boy was hurt, and when she saw him
being cared for by bystanders and
taken into a house, the auto was driven
away hurriedly in order that immedi-
ate medical attention could be obtained
for Miss Gibson.
The injured young woman was taken
to her home, where She was attended
by a physician.