Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-22
EightInjuredM Two Auto
Crashes Near Here TOduu

Eight people were injured ins
two automobile accidents this
morning on U. S. highway 301
less than six miles and three
hours apart.
Six of the victims we're ad :
Enaitted to the Roanoke Rapids
Hospital for treatment of their
injuries and two others were CIV
en- out-patient treatment but
Iwere not admitted.
Service men were involved in
both accidents, one a carload of
soldiers from Fort Bragg and in
the other a load of Marines from
Paris Island, S. c.
| The first accident occurred
shortly before seven o'clock this
morning just north of the Roam
oke River bridge outside We'll
don, when a car driven by
Charles Orenstein of New York
City collided with car in which
four soldiers were riding. State
Hit hway Patrolman George
Medlin, who investigated the
crash, said the Orenstein car
was travelling north and h a d
hit the sedan in which the SOL
diers were going south. The pa
trolman said he had not ascer-
tanned who was driving the car
carrying the soldiers, adding
that he had not completed his in
vestigation of the wreck. Both
cars, he said, were demolished.
Medlin said when he arrived
a the scene the victims h a d
been taken by ambulance to the
Roanoke Rapids Hospital. Atten-
dants at the hospital said Oren-
stein Suffered a broken nose but
was MT admitted for treatment.
His wifi, who incurred severe
bruises and lacerations, wa S
still patient at the hospital late
today.
Sergeant Lacy Hendricks and
Pvt. Frank Sedillo, both of Fort
Bragg, were hospitalized and
hospital attendants said bot h
were painfully injured, however
the extent of their injuries was
not reported. Two other uniden-
titled soldiers were brought to
the hospital but were found to
be uninjured.
Shortly after nine o'clock, Pat
rolman Medlin said he was
called to investigate another ac-
cident about five miles north of
Garysburg on 301, when a car
carrying six Marines from tn e
Paris Island Marine Ba Sc
struck the rear end of a truck
driven by M. r. Stephenson of
Garysburg and turned over, in
juring four of the occupants of
the car.
Medlin said both vehicles
were travelling north at the
time of the accident which he
said occurred when Stephenson
started to make left turn off
the highway as the carload OF
Marines was about to pass. He
said the car swung back and at
tempted to pass the truck on the
right hand side of the highway
but the automobile struck t h e
right rear corner of the truck
and plunged out of control.
The patrolman said he did not
know who was driving the car,
having the crash still under in
vestigation. He said the car was
damaged to the extent of $709
$500 and said damage to tn he
truck was negligible. Stephen
son was uninjured.
Admitted to the Roanoke Rap
ids Hospital in the second crash
were Pfc. Anthony Paola, who
suffered back injury and Sc
we're bruises, PFC. J. S. Nagry,
suffering from severe facial lac
erations and an injured should
er. and Cpl. Charles o. Wilson,
who suffered a broken collar
bone and possible internal in :
juries. Hospital attendants said
none of the three appeared to be
in serious condition, however all
were painfully injured. A fourth
Marine, who name was not re-
leased, was treated for cuts and
bruises but not admitted for
treatment.
The M arines were start
ing north to their homes on
Christmas furloughs.