The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-12
DAY $ I O[[ AUTO VICTIMS |S GRUESOME.
One Dead and Six Injured in Various Motor Accidents in Birmingham-Mail
 Carrier Loses
 Life

One dead, four seriously injured and two others slightly injured were the casualties from automobile ac- cidents in Birmingham Thursday.
 The victims were Dan Foster, United States special mail carrier, killed almost instantly; L. L. Walk CT, 1431 Eleventh avenue, south; P. P. Aldridge, S35 Cleveland avenue, West End; A. S. Turner, 3523 Twenty-fourth street, north; Her bert Darkey, negro, Hanna Motor company, all seriously injured and two other negroes slightly injured.
 Motorcycle in Smash
 Foster was killed at the intersec- ton of Seventh avenue and Sixteenth street at 3 o'clock Thursday after noon when the motorcycle he was rid ing was struck and demolished by an automobile driven by c. M. Mel tor, S230 Caldwell avenue. Melton was arrested by Homicide Detectives T. N. Williamson ana o. D. Brown, and is being held without bond on formal charge of manslaughter pend- ing the coroner's inquest.
 Witnesses said that Foster was was struck by Meltons car headed west On Seventh avenue.
 Melton in a statement to the off cers declared that Foster struck his car. and that the victim was entirely at fault.
 Fosters body is in charge of Vice who will announce funeral services later. He has been employed as a special mail carrier at the post of flee for the past three years. Foster is native of Kennedy, Ala. and is survived by his parents, several brothers and sisters.
 over Entertainment
 Walker and Darkey. both of whom are employees of the Hanna Motor company, were returning to Br- mingham from a trip on the Mont gomery highway, Thursday after noon about 4:30 o'clock, when their automobile was struck on Shades mountain by an outbound automobile driven by MT. Jackson, address un-
 
 in which the injured men were rid ing turned over one of the steep em- bankments, pinning the victims be- meath it.
 Walker sustained a badly bruised head and bodily injuries. Darkey sustained bodily and possibly inter nal injuries. Both were in serious condition late last night. Walker was brought to the Hillman hospital in a private conveyance, but was later removed to South Highlands a private car to the hospital.
 Jumped From Automobile
 Aldridge was injured when he jumped from his automobile at Mag nolia and Sycamore streets when a collision occurred between his car and Ford truck, the driver of which escaped. Aldridge sustained severe bruises about his head and shoulders and is confined to St. Vincents hos pital. He was reported resting well late Wednesday night.
 Turner and the two negroes were injured when a city garbage truck driven by Turner ran wild down the steep hill at Caldwell avenue at Highland avenue, and turned over a 45-foot embankment at Highland ave- nue and Twenty-fifth street Turner was thrown clear of the truck when it began its wild plunge down the embankment, landing@in a tree. He sustained a badly injured arm and shoulder but insisted on his removal to his residence. Both the negroes jumped from the rapidly moving truck and escaped serious injury Defective brakes was given as the cause of the truck getting beyond the control of it's driver.