South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-17
FIVE CARS FIGURE
IN EASTER MISHAP
ON PRAIRIE AYE.
Two Cars Wrecked. Three
Badly Damaged, But None
of Occupants Injured.

Occupants OF three automobiles.
and a number If bvstanders mir
acuiouSly escaped with their lives
in two separate automobile acci-
dents which happened sunday night
both at the same spot on the
Prairie ave. road within Eve minutes
OF each other AT about $50 o.
clock a Studebaker light six. driven
by Otto Johnson. 40 s Williams ST.
heading toward South Bend. four
miles out on the Prairie road. hit
a Ford roadster also headed I'm the
same direction. turned completely
around and turned over into the
ditch beside the road IN the car
We're the driver and three passen-
gers two girls and one man All
were pinned beneath the car. but
escaped injury In the Ford. the
driver W. Grey and Miss Mamie
Jones, both of this city. escaped
without injury. Passengers of the
( johnson car were Gus Yeueg. OF 81.
/ Joseph lIich. and two girls said
20 be from this city. although their
names could not be learned
In the excitement which foIlowed
a number Of cars and passeug gers
I stopped at the scene 20 give as
/ sistance. Then an Oldsmobile road
\ ster said 10 have been driven az a
fast rate of speed toward South
Bend struck two Of the STANDING
cars glancing blows and plowed w
a steep six-foot embankment into
a fence al the side OF the road The
car was driven at such a rate OF
speed that after hitting the two cars
II climbed practically a perpendicu-
lar embankment and remained there
with rear wheels in the ditch and
front against the fence at the top
The driver of the Oldsmobile. An
thony Kanizwzevicki. AIS S Meade
St, and his two passengers. John
] Olejniszak and George Wismie-
wiski, were arrested by the police
the latter two on the charge of in
/ toXication. the owner on a charge
of driving his car while intoxicated
The two cars struck by the Oldsmo-
bile we're owned by Gail Culp Of Lee
Ind, and Deputy Sheriff Colt OF
I this city. The Ford belonging tC
Culp was damaged TO a slight ex-
tent, having a broken wheel and
/ side partly smashed The Dodge
owned by Deputy Colt received con.
siderable damage where struck al
the side and rear. The Oldsmobile
was badly damaged.
A passenger car took the four IT
the party Of the Studebaker over.
turned car 10 this city and reported
that he was unable 20 learn tn,
names of the girls. He reported
that they were unhurt.
Damage 10 the overturned ca
could not be ascertained. The ForC
owned by Grey was considera bly
damaged. None Of those I'm IN,
Studebaker car were arrested ant
IL was said Grey was unwilling 2,
prosecute, inasmuch as johnson
had agreed to settle all damages.
The police ambulance In charge
/ of Serg't Luther arrived at the
scene after the accident and mem
bers Of the detail assisted in clear.
ing the roadway. Occupants Of the
Oldsnobile were taken TO the sta.
ticL where they were booked and
held for appearance in City cour
this morning. The driver. Anthem!
Knaizwzeviki charged with driving
his car while intoxicated. is helC
under bonds Of $1,000
Two of the damaged cars wer,
pushed up into the yard Of the J
c. Barrett farm for overnight. Tn
overturned StudebaLrer car wa
hauled 10 the local service station