The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29
Driver Freed in
 Woman's s Death
Guido Magistrali Cleared of Guilt in Killing of Mrs
 Mary MairanO

| The death of Mrs Mary. Maiorano, 45, of this city was not caused by any criminal negligence or careless ness on the part of Guido Magistrali of 147 Wadhams' avenue, Torring- ton, according to a finding filed yes- terday by Coronor John T. Monzani. Mrs Maiorano died of decorations of the brain and intracranial hemor- rhage on April 29th, after four weeks suffering.
 The circumstances of the accident in which Mrs Maiorano was fatally injured were of an unusual nature. The resultant damages in the col 1ision were considered so trivial that both drivers agreed to pay their own expenses and to forget about the in- cident, no report to the police or state motor vehicle department be- ing deemed necessary.
 Witnesses examined during the course of the injury included:
 James J. Charles. AZ Pleasant street; Mrs Rose Guerrero, 325 East Main street; William Maneini. AZ Wood street; Mrs Maggie Rinaldi, AZ Platt street, all of Waterbury, all of Waterbury; Henry Lysakoski, 26 Lines Hill, Union City; Guido Magis- trali, 147 Wadhams avenue, Torring- ton, William Patterson, II Myrtle avenue, Union City.
 Mrs Maiorano and two of her sis ters and James J. Charles were re- turning from Bridgeport in a sedan operated by William Mancini at the time she was injured. Mrs Maiorano was sitting in the middle of the rear seat between Charles and her sis ter, Mrs Rinaldi.
 Held Up by Line of Cars
 When coming into Naugatuck the finding reads, they were held up by a line of cars waiting for a traffic light near, the bridge to change. Mancini brought his car to q stop at the rear end of the line Very shortly after he had done so, a Graham truck belonging to the Hotchkiss Brothers Co of Torring- ton and operated by Guido Magistrali came up behind the Mancini car be- for the waiting line of cars had started forward. Magistrali either misjudged the distance behind the car or the ability of his own brakes to hold. or the load on his truck, for before he brought his car to a stop he bumped the rear end of the Manc.ni car. He hit the car just hard enough to send the carrier of the spare tire, but not to do any further damage to the car.
 As he bumped the car, however, Mrs Maiorano. who had turned to her left to- talk with Charles. was thrown forward and back so that her head struck the bottom of the window in the rear of the Mancini car, in the left occipitai region.
 "Mancini got out and compared notes with Mag;st.ali on the damage and it was decided that from the small amount of damage done Ma gistrali would pay any necessary costs without reporting the damage. which apparently was not in excess of $25.
 Complained of Headache
 "Immediately afterwards however Mrs Maiorano complained of head ache which grew worse and which continued until physician was called two or three days later. There was also some twitching of the left side of her face and her left eye. On March 31, 1881, Dr Ciminera was called who ordered her taken to St Marys hospital where she gradu- ally began to lose her mind, and by the 22d of April her mind was prac- ticaily blank. Although she would answer no questions at that time. she would sometimes respond to re- quests to do things and on April 2S 1t was decided to operate on her to relieve her condition. This was done at st Mary's hospital by Dr A. F. Vastola, assisted by several local surgeons including pr ciminera. and experts from New Haven. This op- eration disclosed a iaoeration in the occipital region of the brain and hemorrhage extending forward on the left side. This condition was relieved as much as possible and al- though she did well for tho rest of Inc day of the operation. her tenn. peraturo rose on the goth of April and she died from oedema of the brain on that date.
 "T find that said death wns caused by confusion of the head, lacefation of the brain and intracarnial honor. rhage received when deccased's head struck the back Of tho car in wieh she was a passenEer on its being struck by the Motchklas Bros truek operated hy Guido Magistfall, but tllnt said death was ont due Co any criminal act, einlasi0n or cnreleAe.. ness on the part of nAid Mas's'ra'i'