The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-27
Autos to Be Barred So
Youths May Use SIedS
in Safety.

With a 12-year-old boy dead, the
first coasting victim OF the season,
police this afternoon blocked off
streets in various parts Of the city
for the exclusive use Of coasters.
The streets were picked by Re
reation Director Jesse p. Mcclure,
after a trip over the city to see
what streets were being used for
coasting.
Automobile traffic will be barred
from the streets designated for coast
ing. other streets probably will be
added later, Mcclure said. Those
already picked:
Park Ave. Thirty.Fourth to
Thirty Eighth SITS.
New York ST., one block west
from Harlan st.
Riley Ave. along Riley play
ground.
Addison St. from Washington to
Market SITS.
WATSON Rd.
COasting in Street
George Edward Hettlc, u, of 722lk
Russell Ave. died en- route TO In
diana Christian Hospital after he
was struck while coasting on S. Me-
ridian St, near Kansas St. by a ma.
chine driven by Lawrence Spitzna-
gel. 1850 S. Pennsylvania ST., Sun
day evening.
The boys death was the third traf-
fic fatality Of the day.
According to Spitznagel. the boy
was sliding on sled in the middle
Of the street and he did not see him
until two feet away. He stopped his
car within twenty Feet and upon find
ing the boy injured seriously started
to the hospital with him. The boy,
suffering from fractured skull, died
on the way.
Spitznavel was charged with in.
voluntary manslaughter, but was re-
leased on his own reconizance.
The boys mother, Mrs. Epsa Fat
out, 6O6 Fletcher Ave-, survives. He
lived with an aunt, Mrs. Flora
Frank. The sled on which he was
coasting was a last years Christmas
present.
Other Deaths
Mrs. John MacGregor, 4S, Of Beech
Grove, died Sunday of injuries re-
ceived earlier in the day when ma.
chine in which she was riding with
her husband collided with a bus at
Fourth and Sherman SITS, Beech
Grove. MacGregor suffered a
wrenched back.
Robert Rominger, Beech Grove,
driver of the bus, was charged with
manslaughter.
Carl Reepmeker, Is, Technical
High School student, died from in
juries sustained last Thursday when
he was struck by gravel truck at
Madison and Troy Aves. when he
was crossing a filing station drive
way on a bicycle.
Seven Injured
Seven persons were slightly in.
jured in automobile accidents over
the weekend. They were Clifford
Jones, 10 N. Oriental ST., cut about
the face when he was struck by a
car driven by DIR. Charles L. Botkin,
Muncie. at Cruise and Washington
Sts.; John Hession, Brownsburg
bruised when his car hit the auto Of
o. d. Barton, 2413 Central Ave. at
East and Market Sts.; Mary Stans-
berry, 716 Dorman ST., slightly in
jured when the machine in which she
was riding struck the auto of Alfred
Barkinbarn. 1921 N. Meridian ST.;
Dorothy Jones, 5, Negro, 1915 w.
Twenty-Sixth St., injured slightly
when struck by an automobile driven
by Mrs. Lillian Courtney, 2705
Schriver Ave-, at RAIDER st. and
Roach Ave; Ernest Mount, Route
6, Box 101, cut about the head, when
his car hit a telephone pole in the
2400 block on Madison Ave-; Mrs.
Lucy Dove. 32 N. Eastern Ave,
bruised about the body when struck
by an auto at New York st. and
Eastern Ave-, and James Cash, Mars
Hill, injured about the head when he
slipped on slick car rail at Morris
and Harding SITS.