The Key West citizen., 1952-09-20
Acting City Manager And Police 1t.
Release Statemen IS On TestMishap
Roberts Urges
Caution At Auto
Inspection; NolU
O,Uners To Dripe

Acting City nager Charles
Roberts issued an official state.
ment this morning inStructing the
inspection force 10 please request
drivers Of cars not TO exceed is
miles per hour when driving cars
on the testing machine. lie added.
Excessive speeds may easily re.
suit in serious injury 10 driver and
passengers when The brakes are
suddenly applied.
On Thursday, Joseph Menendex,
retired USN lieuteant, turned his
car over to Police II. T.. Herman.
dee while taking the brake test.
Seated as passenger on Herman.
dcz's right, Menendex was tossed
forward with such force as brakes
were applied that the rear view
mirror penetrated his right eye.
Roberts also issued 4 notice 10
ali employees conducting motor We.
hicle Inspections at No. 2 fire sta.
ton in Poinciana. Ii which he in
structs police officers. firemen and
other city employees not 10 drive
automobiles or asher motor vchi.
cles for any person. OF persons
bringing said vehicle out for the
safety auto inspection.
The statement added: s'The dri.
yer Of each auto must operate anS
drive his or her own automobile
for the safety Inspections. DO no
drive for anyone for safety inspes
ti0n. This directive is issued d
pruseet the City Of Key West"
A report of The accident II IN
Menendex eaaN was tnrnea ever
Acting City Manager ncbegts h
rollce Il s. Hernandez Who vs.
driving The ear At the unas ut th4
accident.
Signed hy Hernsndes. this Is hit
version Of what happened in rs
uwn Worass
s0n Sept. Is. iaaz a. los .. ~
ar. J. L. Menendex came 10 Il
! h .Se platform II the lnser sshA
staten - have hls ear fnapecies
He tried three times but eoulk
not stop his car 81 The propef
| place on the platform ard could
pos get = reading a. his brakes.
offered to drive for him and ~ &C.
cepled. 1 backed The car ap and
ore af the fiTemen waved 20 ms
To come ahead ! drove On b tha
/ platform and applied the brakes
suddenly 10 set reading and hr.
/ Menendsz lnrched forward ard
bumped the right side oi bic fare.
head on the Faer siew mtErur. ]
nusfeed . small cut over slaa Eiglat
eye. lie asked 70 be takea 10 tha
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