The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-26
Man With One Arm and Three
Fingers Found in Charge of
Machine in Fatal
al Accident
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CRIPPLES AND MINORS
RIDE IN DRIVERS SEAT
Believes Speed Limit Affords
Avenue of Escape From
Responsibility

woman and child, were in
jured in automobile accidents
between 6 o'clock and 8 o'clock
Friday morning. Four of the
victims are in hospitals.
MIR. and Mrs. X. H. Winship,
of No. 476 Cadillac-ave., are in
st. Mary's hospital. suffering
from bruises and cuts. The
automobile in which they were
riding on JeffersOn-ave., near
Russell-st. at $50 o'clock, over
4urned when il was struck by q
machine driven by Sam Mazza-
10, of No. 25l Larned-st. east.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winship were
Thrown to the pavement.
Bernard Kyrell, 13 years old,
Of No. 313 Hendricks-st., was
struck by an automobile at Su-
periOr and Rivard-sts., at z
o'clock. He was removed to
Grace hospital, where It is re-
ported that his condition is SER
(Ous.
Joe Kotar, Of No. 169 Victor
ave., Highland Park, was SER
Ously hurt, when he was hit by
machine at Beaubien and
Harper-sts., at 7:15 o'clock.
Kotar had just stepped from a
Fourteenth lire car, when he
vas struck by an automobile
driven by Miss /. LeszcZynski,
bf No. 1872 East BOston-blvd.
Kotar is badly cut about the
head and body. He is at Grace
hospital.
Alfred Briton, of No. 393
Campbell-ave., jumped from a
wagon at Campbell-ave. and
Forrest, into the path of an
automobile driven by Percy
Rose, of No. 126 Avery-ave. He
vas removed to his home.
The police are searching for
he driver of the automobile
vhich struck Paul Dearborn, n
ears old, Of No. 129 South-st.,
eaving him lying or Fort-st.
rest, between Artillery and
Crawford-aves., late Thursday
ight. Dearborn is at the Sol
Fay branch of Harper hospital.
The driver continued on his way
vithout stopping, after striking
Dearborn.
"Detroit, though it is the cen
er of the automobile industry,
as laws governing automobile
raffic that would be a disgrace
) a country village"
This is the way Police Com
missioner Gillespie sums up the
raffic situation in Detroit.
illespie was shown the state.
ent made by Coroner Burgess, In
hich DIR. Burgess declares q public
fety commission must be created Il
number Of automobile accidents
Detroit streets Is to be reduced.
"a public safety commission v'ould
auperfluous," said the commission
Friday. 1--WE don't need any more
ficers to govern traffic. The pres
bt law is not only useless, but 1T
dangerous to the public In that u
brmits almost anyone, whether he
cripple. minor, or otherwise
saualified, to drive motor car.
aThe fixing of speed limit Ia an
her objectionable features in our
resent law. There should be no
heed limit. A man may be driving
1ly three miles an hour and he can
criminally negligent at the same
me. Under present conditions, a
liver may kill pedestrian, ard then
exonerated from blame simply be-
use he was not speeding. How fast
ere you goingy is the first question
ked when an investigation IL made.
the driver proves he wasn't vio
ting the speed law, that seems to
satisfactory.
"a new law should be passed which
ould provide for the licensing or all
iyers OF automobiles. Then the po-
- would have grounds for action
arresting incompetent persons who
bw drive about our streets. Only
few weeks ago man was brought
to police headquarters after the ma
fine he was driving had killed a
destrian. This man had only one
IN. and three fingers on his hand
ID been amputated. That man
ould never have been permitted TO
at the wheel OF an automobile. AT
b same time, the police could do
khing with him., because there Is
law which fixes qualifications for
komobile drivers. II system Of
censing drivers were In effect to-
", you wouldn't see children driv-
3 machines around our streets.
THE driver OF an automobile is In
more responsible position than the
g1neer of locomotive, because the
tomobile driver can go anywhere
. public highway. With this re-
onsibility resting on his shoulders.
hy shouldn't an auto driver De IL
qged by the slater
II the police department were CIV
ample authority by law to handle
II automobile problem properly.
pu1d appoint an inspector OF We
rle1, who would test every macnins
- was involved In an accident.
ma times the driver is not AZ ianit;
IN machine Is. An inspector OF
hio1oo could determine the respon-
6llifv for all accidents"
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