Arizona republican., 1918-12-02
THREE HURT AS
CARS CRASH ON
NJ DOWELL ROAD
j. A. Robb, Wife and Daugh-
ter Injured When County
Car Hits Ford and Throws
1t Off Road; All to Re-
cover

Three persons were severely injured
and a motor car was entirely demol-
ished yesterday afternoon when a Mar
icopa county car in use by the sheriffs
office crashed into a Ford on Mcdowell
road about three miles east of Central
avenue. In the county car were Charles
Musgrove and William Skidmore, both
deputy sheriffs.
The persons injured are J. A. Robb,
lis North Eleventh avenue, a buyer for
the Los Angeles Tanning company; his
wife and daughter Ruel, 10 years old. 1t
was said last night that all would re-
cover.
The Robb family. with Samuel L.
Lane, ITO North Tenth avenue, and his
family, in another motor car, yesterday
afternoon started out to drive to the
date farm near Tempe. The Robb car.
stripped Ford, was in the lead, Mr..
and Mrs. Robb and their daughter in
yards behind.
Attempt To Pass
AS the three cars were about three
and one-half miles out on the Nc
Dowell road at about $3.50 o'clock and
state, the county car, a five passenger
Studebaker, with Deputy Sheriff Mus
grove at the wheel, drove up behind at
rate of speed of 25 or 80 miles an hour.
according to Musgrove.
Attempting to pass the Lane car, the
county car was swerved out and then
turned toward the middle of the road
and crashed into the robb car Deputy
Sheriff Musgrove last night stated that
he did not see the Robb car.
The Ford car was lifted completely
off the road by the impact and thrown
over on its top by the side of the irri-
cation canal by the roadside The three
occupants were thrown clear, Rcbb
landing some fifteen feet in front Of the
wreckage.
Two Are Unconscious.
After the accident Mr.. Lane picked
up Robb, his wife and daughter, the
latter also unconscious, and hurried
| them to the Sisters hospital. where
their wounds were dressed. All three
were later removed to the Lane home
AS near as could be learned last
night Robb escaped with only severe
bruises and cuts, while his wife su-
stained badly bruised arm. The little
girl received what may prove to be
c0ncussion of the brain, and was badly
bruised about the head. Her condition
may prove dangerous
The Ford car was virtually demol-
lshed, its rear wheels being torn off
the steering rod broken and the en-
CINE block broken.
The county car was also severely
battered up in the crash, and after
running on about a quarter of a mile
came to stop, its engine too smashed
| up to run.
Witnesses to Accident
! 1t s wonder our car was no,
struck also" said Mr. Lane last night
He was within a few yards of the acct
dent. They went byAike a flash and
then cut in again in front of me. Mrs
Lane saw what was going to happier
and screamed just before they hi
Robb's car.
The car was thrown clean off the
road and Robb was pitched way ahead
Of It. When I went to pick him up
could have sworn he was dead; I'M
conscious, with his head all gashed anf
skinned. The county car stopped or
down the road about a quarter of 8
mile"
The wreckage of the Ford car wa.
brought to town soon after the acct.
dent on a motor truck The count,
car was towed in, badly crippled.
The accident was witnessed by sew.
eral persons, including the entire Ian,
family and Mrs. Connie Clare. II:
West Taylor street