Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-03-15

ACClQenlS mount
at Rapid Rate
Autos continue to crash into
horse drawn Amish buggies,
according to accident reports
made by the sheriff's depart
ment.
Dead Mans Crve", on Rt.
A, two and a half miles north
of Chardon scene of many acci-
dents, was scene of another at
3:15 am. Saturday when Will
liam Myers of Thompson suf-
fered a broken shoulder blade.
Myers was taken to Corey hos
ptal. He told deputies he was
forced off the highway by an
oncoming car. The auto roll
led over and nearly was demol-
iShed.
Buggy, Car Smashed
The buggy and horse driven by
Erwin A. Byler, "a Middlefie ID,
was involved in a crash with
an auto driven by Fred Sykora
Huntsburg, on Rt. 52S, north
of Pioneer Rd., at 7:45 pm.
Saturday. The Buggy was ex-
tensively damaged. Byler suffer-
ed a cut over the left eye and
forehead abrasion.
Another accident on Rt. 52S at
Pioneer Rd. involved the auto
driven by Jerry Cunningham, 80
Middlefield, and CriSt Slabaugh
81, driving a horse and buggy.
The horse became frightened,
pulling the buggy into the auto.
The horse kicked, tore loose
from the buggy and ran away.
Shafts and harness were broken
Entire left side of the auto was
smashed. No one was injured.
Minor damage resulted in a
collisoion of autos driven by
William J. McSweeney, Al, OF
21115 MapleWood Ave, Rocky
River, and Ernest Fekete, 81,
RD |, Aurora, at Routes 322 and
a, Friday at 5:45 pm.
Left side of the auto driven by
Kermit Kunkle, Clay ST., Hunts
burg was smashed when hit by
a car operaed by Joe Galanbos,
Chagrn Falls, at $50 am. last
Wednesday at intersection OF
Routes 322 and 306.
Autos operated by Edward j.
Jones, 40, of 354l TroWbridge
Ave, Cleveland and Helen Sand
SO, Route 81, hagrin Falls, col
lded On Route 81 near Route
306 at 1890 pm, Saturday.
Front of the Jones car was
smashed.
The auto driven by Albert
Jelinek, 40, RID 2, Willoughby,
was demolished at 3 pm, Sun
day. The car travelled 162 feet
in ditch along Route 306, 300
feet north of Sherman Rd., dam
aging driveway culbert on pro-
perty of Charles Seufer. 1t then
rolled over. Jelinek was injured
and taken to Corey hospital.
Edward J. Leigh, 10, Burton,
suffered back and head injuries
and was taken to Corey hospi-
tai at 1:35 am, Sunday. He was
injured when the auto he was
driving left Rt. "A, south of Rt.
81, on q curve, and was de-
molished when it overturned.
Leaving the highway, the auto
driven by Bernard Freeman,
821 E. 14Oth St., Cleveland, ira
veled for considerable distance
over boulders and rocks, badly
damaging the undercarriage.
The accident was at 1O:45 pm.
Sunday on Auburn rd., 1,500 IT.
south of Butternut Rd.
The snow storm Of last Thurs
day resulted in several auto &C
cdentS according to the sher-
ifs department.
At Ais pm, autos driven
by Shirley Stewart, 81, RID 3
Middlefield, and Margaret Kor-
by, 81, RID /, Burton collided on
N. Cheshire ST., 800 feet North
of Burton Station Rd., in Bur-
ton. Damage was minor.
Autos driven by Ada E. Hen
derson, 36, of Hillsdale Rd.,
Toronto, Canada, and Gerald
Chapman, 10, Rt. 2 Chardon
hit on Rt. "A, a half mile north
of Chardon at 4:45 pm.
Skiddng from Rt. 322, two
miles west of Rt. A, at 7:52 am
the auto driven by Edward Kra-
vcsn, Rt. 608, Clardon, was
badly damaged.
Slippery roads caused the
auto driven by Joseph Strnad,
20, RID / Burton to brush cul-
vert and roll over. Top of the
vehicle was damaged. The &C
cident was at 8:15 pm, at
Wilson Mills and WearSch RdS.
Police reported two traffic &C
cidentS.
Panel of the auto driven by
Edwin M. Links, 33, Rt. "A, was
damaged in a collision with a
car driven by Thomas Marthe,
38, Aquilla Village. The acci-
dent was at 5:45 pm, Thurs
day, on South st.
A collision at Main and Wa
ter SITS. at 10:30 am, Friday