The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-09
ChQs. Welton Death
 Finding Is Issued
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him at the time he alighted was Mrs. Arvilla Johnson, who lives on Austin road, as did also Welton Mrs. Johnson started to walk down Austin road, which runs southerly from Cheshire road towards the Plank road, and Welton crossed the Cheshire road opposite the Austin road to get his mail. Having se- cured his mail he started back toward the Austin road to proceed down that highway to his home. When he had gotten partly across the highway an automobile, owned and operated by Warren E. Crockett, was approaching from the west or Waterbury side of the Austin road MT. Welton started to hurry across the road and had reached tn. southerly shoulder Of the road when he was struck by Brockett's auto mobile at the right headlight. He was not thrown but was carired on the car to point forty feet east Of the easterly corner of Austin road and Cheshire road, at which point Brocket turned his car off the road into the yard of John B Lowell and stopped it when the rear wheels were resting on the southerly shoulder of the road.
 The intersection of Austin road and Cheshire road is visible from the west for distance of over five hundred and fifty feet. The night was clear, the road was dry and there was nothing to impede or in terfere with Brockett's vision of the intersection from at least the dis tance of five hundred and fifty feet. His headlights were in good condi- tion and full forward lights were lighted. In addition to his own headlights he had the added light Of a car which was coming into the intersection from Austin road, the headlights of which also shone on to the intersection.
 He stated he was driving at forty miles an hour but after striking MT. Welton he dragged his wheels for a distance Of seVenty-one feet before he brought his car to a stop. h. stead of stopping when he saw MT. Welton crossing the street. he en- deayored to pass him by pulling over on to the shoulder of the road ahead of MT. Welton, in the di- rection MT. Welton was travelling, involving the additional danger of colliding with the car which was coming out of Austin road.
 Brocketts car was a new car and in excellent working condition. I believe that he was operating his car at such high and dangerous speed that when he discovered MT. Welton on the road he was unable to stop the car and then endeavored to pass him by going on to the shoulder.
 MT. Welton was taken at once to St. Mary's hospital, where he ar- rived in conscious condition but died in fifteen moinutes from the following injuries: fracture of the sternum, fracture of the second third. fourth. fifth. sixth and sev- enth ribs on the right side, lacer- ated aorta, hemotherax left, retro pSi'tVi'cai iiCHioii.iabCJ ildCIulC OI the right femur, fracture of both bones Of the right leg. The terrific injuries which Welton suffered, par ticularly the lacerated aorta, would indicate collision of tremendous force.
 find that said death was caused from the various injuries enumerat- cd above. received when deceased was struck by the automobile driven by Warren E. Crockett and that said death was caused by the gross and criminal negligence of the said War ren F. Crockett.
 A peculiar circumstance incident to this case has delayed my com plcting by inquest and making my finding. At the time the accident oc-