The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-14
-four ARE INJURED
WHEN auto CRASHES
into PARKED TRUCK
Local High School Students
Taken to Hospital After
Mishap Early Sunday
TRUCK OWNER ADMITS GUILT
Young Driver Says Big Vehicle
Took Up Most Of Street,
Had No Lights

Four Bismarck high school students
were injured, two severely, when the
automobile In which they were riding
ranmed into a large truck parked on
Seventh ST., between Avenues D end
E about o'clock Sunday morning.
The injured:
Peggy Jane SkeeS, 16 years old.
junior. dauctt,r OF Mr.. and Mrs. B.
K. Skeels. 521 Thaytr Avenue West,
in local hospital suffering from cuts
on face, gashed lips. tooth knocked
out and left hip dislocate0.
Miss Louise Dietz. II. also Junior,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. s. D. Diet2.
who recently moved to Fargo but who
still retain their residence here at
1902 Eighth ST., In hospital suffering
from broken collarbone and cuts on
face.
Clinton Bailey. II, senior, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Bailey, 523 Avenue
A West; cuts on face and forehead
and cash under right eye.
Richard GraboW sophomore, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl F. Grabow. 507
Rosser Avenue West; minor cuts on
face.
Condition 10 Favorable
Miss Skeels, who suffered the most
serious injuries, was resting comfort
ably" Monday forenoon, according to
her father, and Miss Dietz also was
in favorable condition. The two boys
required surgical attention after the
miShap but did not remain In the
hospital.
Brought into court before Police
Magistrate Edward S. Allen at 10
o'clock Monday forenoon, Fred Metel-
stedt of 8l8 Seventh st., owner of the
truck, pleaded guilty to charge Of
parking an automobile at night with
out proper lights.
The complaint against Metelstedt
was signed by E. o. Bailey, father Of
Clinton, driver of the machine in
which the four students were riding.
Magistrate Allen deferred passing Of
sentence pending an investigation in
to the lnishap. He did not indicate
definitely when he expects to pass
sentence.
According to the children's story,
they were driving north on Seventh
st. following DeMolay party at the
Masonic temple, en- route to the home
Of Miss Dietz.
Claims Truck Unlighted
The Bailey boy, who claims the
truck had no lights. said he did not
see the parked machine until his Sc
dan was within 40 feet Of the truck.
He endeavored to swerve out of the
way. he said. but was unable to clear
it because 1t was parked consider
able distance from the curb. Seventh
st. at that point is only 30 feet wide.
The Bailey boys father said the
inside rear wheel of the truck was two
feet and eight inches from the curb
and that the body OF the truck ex-
tended another eighth feet and eight
inches into the street, or II feet and
four inches from the curb.
The rear Of the parked truck shear
ed the right side Of the top from the
sedan In which the children were rid
ing. Miss Skeels was injured the
most severely since she was sitting in
the right front seat. She was extricat-
ed from the wreckage by her COM
panions only after considerable diff
ficulty since the sedan remained
wedged under the rear end Of the
truck.
Is Now Through Street
For the last week Seventh st. has
been used as through" highway
all cars being routed over Seventh
instead Of Sixth, the ordinary
through" street, in view Of the fact
that construction work is being done
on Sixth st.
Miss Skeels was unconscious when
taken from the wreckage but had re-
gained consciousness In the hospital
by a. M, Sunday. her father said
Monday.
Parents Of all the children were
called by the boys Immediately after
the mishap.
The quartet had stopped at a local
restaurant for refreshments following
the DeMolay party at the Masonic
Temple.