Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-06-06 | Page 9 | Police Catch Crash Drivers

POLICE CATCH CRASH DRIVERS Drivers of ot two automobiles who fled tIed after their machines collided at First South and Main streets shortly after midnight Thursday were taken to the police station less ess than 30 minutes after the col col- islon They were J. J C. C Truitt 40 of East Ninth South street who was booked on a charge of ot run hit-and-run driving and Edwin 21 of West Second North street who was released after ho he had filed an accident report Patrolmen A. A W. W Duffin and C. C C. C Rich witnessed the accident They said Mr was driving north on Main street when the rear of his hiscar hiscar hiscar car w was struck by the car driven by ay Truitt who was driving east cast on Bir First t South street Pursue DrIvers Driver When then V both drivers did not stop Officer Dumn Duffin commandeered a taxicab and pursued Truitt He was stopped at Third East and First South streets Officer Of Rich Mr in the block on Main street In Truitts Truitt's car were found several several sev sev- eral cral empty whisky bottles and he had been drinking according to the police report Such evide evidence ce caused him ilm to be booked on the hit-and- hit run charge police said The bicycle ride of two brothers Wednesday evening ended in the emergency hospital They were Ray Rny Milner 12 and Frank rank Milner 32 Milton MUton avenue Both were treated for bruises and ancl abrasions As they were riding in the block blockon on West Vest Temple street at 03 p. p J. J m. m Wednesday they were struck by sy a car going north driven b by Edson S. S Packer 28 of at Third East street ac according to police re re- re ports Tho The boys were riding their bIcycle bicycle bicy bIcy- cle do south on the wrong side of the street police potice said Both the boys and the driver of the automobile swerved to avoid collision but were unsuccessful po police police po- po lice said laid Girl Is 15 Injured A A year old girl was as injured Inan in inan inan an automobile collision at Fourth South and anci Second East streets streets' at n. n a. a m. m Thursday She was Phyllis Despain daughter daugh daugh- I ter of Mr and Mrs C. C L. L Despain of Axtell Utah She received treatment treatment treatment treat treat treat- ment at the emergency hospital for lacerations on the face and chin and was released The child was riding with her father when his machine and one driven by J. J P. P Ha Hansen sen 59 9 of ot Roosevelt avenue coUld collided ed Mr Hansen told police he was driving west on Fourth South street an and his car struck the auto automobile mobile which was making a U I turn just west vest of ot the Second East street Intersection