The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-07
TRAFFIC CRASHES
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Pontiac; Wesley Visel. Ann Arbor.
and James Mitchell Jackson.
Shoulder Fractured
Earl Knickerbocker was taken
to ST. Joseph's hospital. Ann Arbor,
Sunday afternoon suffering from
a fractured right shoulder sustain
ed when his motorcycle skidded in
gravel as he passed a car on Pack
ard Rd. near Coler Rd., throwing
him from the machine.
Women Hurt
Sunday evening Mrs. Ernest Dix
on, 81. Detroit, sustained head
injury and her daughter, Mary, To-
a sprained right knee when a car
driven by Mr.. Dixon was sideswip-
ed by one driven by Melvin Kepes.
Detroit, on Plymouth Rd. about
| four miles east OF Ann Arbor The
/ impact swung the Dixon car into
the path OF one driven by w. L.
Wallace, Ann Arbor. which also
crashed into it,
Misses Crossing
Driving through Milan during tn
rainstorm Sunday night Forest
Clore, Jackson, missed the cross
ing and struck the unguarded rails
of the Wabash railroad track. The
impact threw the six passengers
of his auto forward.
Mrs. Forest Clore, wife of the
driver. was treated for head lac
erations at a Milan physicians Of
flee. Mrs. Rita Clore, 72 Jackson,
suffered a wrenched back. The
injured were removed TO their
homes In Jackson by ambulance.
Four children OF Mr.. and Mrs
Forest Clore. under four and one
half years OF age, were uninjured.
Neck Injured
Miss Florence Price. riding with
Miss Gertrude Dunnebeck, also OF
Jackson. was taken to st. Joseph's
Mercy Hospital with a neck in
jury following a collision between
the Dunnebeck car and another,
driver unknown. on Whitmore Lake
Rd.. near Ann Arbor Saturday af
ternoon. Miss Dunnebeck told
sheriff's officers she struck the
rear of the other car when it
stopped suddenly in the line Of
football traffic entering Ann Arbor.
Chest Bruised
The chest of Sims Moses was
badly bruised and IS chickens were
killed when a car he was driving
collided with a trailer of chickens
and farm produce on Jackson Rd.
near Dancer Rd. Saturday evening
The trailer was being pulled by
car piloted by Elmer Cage, 65,
Manchester. when the trailer came
unhitched and Travelled across the
road in the path OF the Moses We
hicle.
Leland Tiger. 16, Detroit, &C
cHsed of stealing a car in Tecum-
sch which he overturned while driv-
ing on US-112 Friday night, was to
be taken to Tecumseh today to face
charges of driving away an auto
mobile He is said to be well
enough to leave Wayne General
Hospital where he was taken after
the accident. Two passengers,
Stanton H. Burton, 10, Normal Col
lege student from Rosedale Bar
dents who had hitch hiked the ride,
and Edward Putnam. 16, Detroit,
were killed in the accident.
Trooper Mario Formolo OF the
local state police post. whose car
rolled over as he was rushing to the
scene of the Tiger accident and
who was severely injured, is report
ed better today. He remains in
Boyer Hospital.
Driver Fined
Ernest Clickner, Saline, was fin
ed S25 in municipal court this
morning when he admitted leaving
the scene OF an accident on the
Chicago Pike Saturday night. His
car had sideswiped another, driven
by Elridge Theeck. Chickner left
the cars and ran across the fields,
state police said. The troopers
found him about 2 a. m. only half
mile distant from the accident try
ing to hitch-hike a ride home, they
reported.
Given Ticket
Elmer Lamparter, Detroit, was
given a ticket charging him with
driving with excessive speed Sun
day night after his car crashed into
the rear OF one driven by Joseph
Brethaime. Detroit. on US-112 just
east OF the city limits.
Starts Sentence
Lewis Redmond, 1858 6. State
Rd., started a 40 day sentence in
county Jail this morning for reck-
less driving and using another per-
sons operators license. When
stopped by state police Sunday
evening. Redmond told them his
name was Eugene McCray. the
name appearing on the license. He
was hauling In a load OF chickens
which belonged to his employer.
Edward Sluter. 1850 S. State Rd.
Three Car Mishap
Percy Robinson, 42S S. Adams
St, was fined $50 in municipal
court today after he became in
volved I'm a three car accident on
Ferris and Washington SITS. Sat
urday. Robinson struck car
owned by Lloyd walters. 301 +.
Cross St, as It was parked on
Ferris ST. and then Robinson re-
versed the car damaging the auto
mobile OF A. F. Schrader. 1144
Tyler Rd.. on Washington st. He
was charged with driving while
under the influence OF intoxicants.