, 1923-09-24
AUTO ACCIDENT.
At SALT CREEK
FATAL TO N
Bright Lights Cause for
Truck Running Into
Man on Highway.

SALT W y o.,
Sept. 24.-Oscar G. Carlson
employee of the Ohio gas
plant, was MORALLY injured
shortly after 7 o'clock Sat
urday evening when struck
by n Salt Creek laundry truck driv-
en- by William Crosby of East Salt
Creek. The accident occurred at
the intersection of the OHIO South
Camp road and tho main highway
lust north of the South Camp gar
age After first aid treatment the
injured man was carried to h gar
age where examination revealed n
cash on the scalp and several ribs
broken and torn from the spinal
column. Although retaining con-
sciousness and answering q few
questions during examination. Mr.
Carlson made no statement OF any
kind, and was removed from h
South Camp garage to the tent &C.
cupled by he and his wife. near
where the accident occurred. Just
before midnight. Mrs. Carlson be
came alarmed and called a neighbor
TO summon the doctor. By the
time the doctor arrived. the man
had died from internal hemorrhage
Coroner Lew Gay was notified by
telephone at Casper and removed the
body to Casper about 2 o'clock Sun
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlson. together
with Luis e. Clegg, n middle aged
man and an old friend of Mr.. Carl.
ms were on their way afoot to
Lavoye where they had planned on
enjoying the evening in dancing.
Busily engaged in conversation. Mr..
Carlson and Mr.. Clegg followed a
short distance behind Mrs. Carlson.
On account of the dust and traffic
the party decided to leave the high
way and take the private Ohio OIL
company road to tho west, They
wore proceeding northward on the
east side Of the highway and arriv-
ing at the Intersection to cross west
ward halted to let a largo touring
southwark. Mrs. Carlson gained
the opposite side III turned her
head Just in time to sec a Ford com.
mercial truck almost upon the men
in the road. Her scream of warn
ing was too late. Mr.. Clegg was
violently thrown to one side by tho
impact and the body OF Mr.. Carlson
WINS found under the truck some 25
or 80 feet from where he was
struck. in the ditch to the side of
tho road.
According TO William Crosby.
blinded by the bright lights of the
big car previously mentioned altho
he had dimmed his lights and had
Just switched back to his bright
lights when In the dust not over
fifteen feet ahead of him appeared
tho three people in the center of the
highway. Instantly realizing that
he could not avoid collision he viol-
emily turned to the right which
course took him over the embnnk.
ment and into the ditch. This &C.
tion. taken at the risk of his own
life, probably is all that prevented
tho entire party being hurt. The
left headlight which struck Mr..
Carlson ~aE brShs. Sc SGat sack
out OF shape. Mr.. Crosby stated
that a car parked along tho roadside
without lights n short distance
south of the intersection also OBJ.
structed his vision at the time.
Jumping from tho car after its mo.
mentum had ceased, Mr.. Crosby re-
trieved the body from where It lay
underneath. after which no ran to
the South Camp garage for assist.
nnce and phoned for Doctor Mitchell
and then returned TO help carry Mr..
Carlson to n OF the cots at the
Enrage.