Milford chronicle., 1951-05-04
Three Men Die,
Many Hurt liz
Accident Wave
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POstmaster's Son Killed

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POstmaster's Son Killed
Laird, %, son of the postmaster
of DOwningtOwn, Pa, was killed
instantly last Saturday night in a
head-On collision on Route 202,
six miles south of West Chester.
Pennsylvania state troopers said
Laird was riding in a car driven
by John Paul Jones, Jr., of New
York City, and that Jones' car col
lided with another automobile driv-
en- by Fletcher H. Mcdowell, also
of New York City.
2lst Fatality This Year
Kelly's death vas the twenty-frst
highway fatality this year in Della
ware and for the first time this
year the toll passed that registered
at a corresponding date of 1850,
when 20 had been recorded.
In one of the worst crashes of
the weekend, nine persons were
taken to Wilmington four hOspi-
tails after two cars had cOllided last
Sunday morning.
The collision, state police said,
occurred at the intersection of the
GlasgOw-Newark Road, and Coochs
Bridge-ElktOn Road. Five ambu-
lances were pressed into service
to take the victims to the hospi-
tails.
State troopers reported that one
of the cars was driven by Jay E.
Aument, 25, of ROseville Road, R.
D. 3, Lancaster, and the other by
Edward A. Walk of 1922 Hamell
street, Camden, N. J.
There were six persons, including
the driver, in Aument's car and
three in Walks car.
Hit BrOadside
State police said Aument, who
vas driving toward Glasgow on the
Newark-GiaSgOw Road, ran broad
side into the car of Walk, as Walk
was driving toward Elkton on the
COOch's Bridge-ElktOn Road. Walks
car was in the center of the inter-
/ section when the collision occur
red. There is a stop sign on the
/ COOch's Bridge-ElktOn Road
Walks car was driven 153 feet
along the GlasgOw-Newark Road
and came to a stop on the lawn of
a home on the road. Both auto
mobiles were demolished and the
nine victims scattered along the
roadway.
Aument's right leg was broken
and ribs possibly fractured. His
injured passengers are: Miss Mary
v Hartman, Lititz, possible rib and
arm fractures and concussion;
Mrs. Ethel NJ. Aument, A, Lancas-
ter, mother of The driver, broken
right leg; Arthur Getz, 80, of Lititz,
Pa, cuts and bruises; his wife,
Elsie, S6, cOncussiOn, possible skull
and pelvis fractures; their daugh-
ter, Barbara, 16, possible skull
fracture, broken arm, other injur-
les. Mrs. Aument and Mrs. Getz
are sisters.
Walk suffered broken leg
Those in his car who were hurt are:
Frank Van Blarcom, IS. of near
New Castle, cuts and internal in
juries. and Andrew w. ROtt, IS, of
Camden, N. j.. internal injuries and
possible broken leg.
State police said a total of "A
charges will be placed against the
Il drivers involved.
DOwnState Accidents
} In dOwnstate accidents last Sat
urday night, a Greenwood man suf.
fered two broken arms, and a Do.
yer resident received fractured ribs
, The Greenwood resident is Ire
Guthrie, 40, whose car went out Ol
control, ran into a ditch and over
turned after Guthrie was thrown
from the vehicle. state police re-
ported. The accident happened or
a curve in the highway at New
toms Farm, about one mile nOrtf
,, of Bridgeville.
Charles DENLY. "a, of Is SoutF
KirkwoOd street, Dover, was tossed
from the rear seat of a motorcycle
when it overturned about a mile
west of Hazelville last SATURDAY.
night, suffered a cracked rib anC
brush burns. DENLY was riding OF
the motorcycle operated by Seldor
L. Wilson, "a, of Philadelphia.
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