Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-23
| DEAD, 4 INJURED IN CRASF1E
OUerturned Cor
Claims Life OF
H Centre Man

Heavy toll was. -exacted in local
automobile accidents yesterd Y
A when one man was killed and four
were injured, in two different ac.
cidents in this vicinity. Two of
fthe injured men are so seriously
hurt that they may die.
Luis Garcia, 28 years old, was
killed, and Ramon Estavillo, also
of this city, was slightly injured,
when a ear driven by the latter,
overturned yesterday afternoon on
the Calexico highway, about five
miles southeast of Heber.
According to n statement made
n by witnesses TO the accident, the
ear driven by Estavillo was travel.
ing north and swung out to the left
while passing another car, also
travelling north. Evidently Esta-
villo turned too far and struck q
stretch of sand parallelng the high
way.
The ear Swerved across the road,
turning over aud throwing Garcia
and Estavillo through the air. The
former evidently landed on his head,
crushing his skull and causing in
slant death. Estavillo was hanging
across barbcd wire fence, when
passersby stopped to render ala.
V Estavillo was taken to a hospital
in CaleXico where it was found
that he was only slightly Injured,
and he was removed to his home in
this city last night. He is employed
Mt Francis drug store. Garcia ) body
was brought to Lemons funeral par
lors in this city.
Garcia was employed at the s.
o. s. grocery store next to the
post office and lived ut 655 Holt
avenu, As far ms known he had
no relatives in this city, and Cor
oner Lemons today notified his
brother-in.law, Adolph Arcla, n
resident Of San Diego, of the acci-
|, dent.
Witnesses Of the accident stated
that the car in which the men were
riding was not travelling more than
20 miles an hour when it over
turned.
Coroner Lemons win hold an in
qu ,st in tine case tomorrow, provid-
ing Eetayilo is able to testify at
thA. time.
Stage and Car Meet
As the result of another highway
accident, involving n United Stage
and an Overland ear owned and
driven by +. Il. Hall of Artesia,
Hall and j. ID. Muttcr ara III Sc
rious condition at the FL Centre
hospital, with the possibility that
either or both may die.
According to the story told by +.
d. June, driver of the stage, he
was travelling north on the Braw-
ley highway last evening, two miles
or more north of Imperial, on the
left hand side of the border. and
on the inside Of the road. He no
. t.ced Halls car approaching, also
travelling on the same pant cf the
road as the stage.
Hall was unable to cross the
border as a third ear, travelling
south, was nearer TO the stage than
Halls ear. Realizing that there
was n chance for collision with
Halls ear, juno decided TO pull the
stage over to the left hand side
of the road Evidently Hall had the
same idea at the same time. and
beth cars met on an angle at the
west side of the road.
None of the stage passengers was
hurt, though the front end Of the
stage was badly smashed. Hall and
Mutter were pulled from the wreck
age of their ear by the stage pas
sengers, and were brought to the
FL Centre hospital. A third man
who received only minor injuries,
was with them, and accompanied
them to the hospital, where he re-
fused to give his name.
The injured men were attended
by DR.. l.. c. House, who states that
Hall has fractured skull and
severe lacerations. Mutter, who
lives at Bell, California, has inter
nal injuries, badly torn scalp and
jaw, and u possible slight skull
frocturp