South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-10
M ACHIN E PLUNGES
OVER EMBANKMENT,,
BUT ONE I'M URBD
Pedestrian Dragged d " n
Bank by Car Youth In
jured in Other Crash.

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panied by her husband. is said 90
have been driving south on the
Niles road az a high rate of speed
While turning west on Howard 81.
Mrs. CastrejOn lost control OF her
machine and was unable TO make
the turn. Later examinations OF the
machine by the police showed that
the brakes had not been applied and
that the gas gauge was wide open.
The machine mounted the curb
ing on the south side of Howard ST.,
striking Mcmillan. who was walking
west Mcmillan became eutaucIed
in the machine and was dragged over
a stretch of 90 feet and down an
embankment for another i feet.
The wreckage of the two front
of the machine, due 10 n broken
axle, prevented the machine from
plunging into the river
Mcmillan was pinned under the
frontrof the machine and was Uncon-
scious when passing autoists rushed
west. Mcmillan became entangled
who had remained I'm the car
throughout. were uniniured. Nc
MILAN was rushed 10 the St Joseph
hospital, where he was attended 10y
DR.. A. A Kramer
Mcmillan was unconscious for Q
half hour after being extricated
from the wreckage. Although Nc
MILAN received a broken left collar
bone and a broken right arm, be-
sides several cuts and bruises about
the body, his condition is not con
sidered serious Mcmillan who had
just reached the city, was walking
about the city when the accident
occurred.
Woman NOT Held
Motorcycle officer Bert OlmstCad
reached the scene shortly after the
accident and assisted in removing
Mcmillan from underneath the car.
The car was later removed 20 a local
garage TO be salvaged Mrs. Castro
jon was not held
According to witnesses of the
Meter accident, Theopiel Verley
driver of the Studebaker car which
struck and ran over Meter. was
travelling at a rate estimated at "A
miles an hour. Young Meter had
alighted from a Mishawaga bound
car. at the corner Of Smith ST. and
Mishawaka aY.. and after crossing
i'm front Of the street car. started for
the opposite sidewalk Verley, in
stead of bringing his machine to a
halt when he reached the street car,
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passing the car, and struck Meter
Nerley was unable 10 brinS his ma
chine to a stop and ran over the
boys right leg.
Nerley. accompanied by three 9TH
er youths, placed the injured boy
into his machine and started for S..
oseph's hospital, Mishawaka. Motor
cycle officer Karl Smith Of the
South Bend police, appeared shortly
after the accident and proceeded 10
the hospital TO arrest the driver OF
the car. Upon reaching the hos
pital he was informed that the boy
had not been taken there. Smith
later located the car and Nerley on
the North Side. Mishawaka. some
distance from the scene Of the ac-
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rest. He was charged with passing
street car while unloading pas
sengers and was later released
when he furnished bonds of $500.
Meter had been taken 20 his
home instead OF to the hospital and
was given medical treatment by
DR. H. ]. Graham. Of Mishawaka.
IT was found that Meter was suffer-
ing from a sprained right ankle and
a deep scalp wound. besides severe
bruises on the right leg.
Reports other Crash
Leroy ID. Williams 500 sherman
ST. this city. reported 10 the po-
lice last night that his machine
was struck about o'clock last
night. near Niles, by a car bearing
Michigan license number Assoc.
resulting in damages to Williams
rear fender.
According 10 Williams. he was
driving towards this city and started
Ia turn out for the approaching
Michigan car when the rear left
fender Of his car was struck and
ripped Off Williams claims that
the Michigan car was occupying
the center Of the roadway when the
accident happened. No injuries re-
suited 10 the occupants Of the cars.