Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-02-07 | Page 1 | Man Goes to Doctor 36 Hours after Crash, to Discover 'Sprained ' Neck Really Broken

Man Goes to Doctor 36 Hours After Crash, To Discover 'Sprained' Neck Really Broken ' South Temple streets! The Impact Im-pact of the crash sent Mr. Vance's machine Into the aide of a third car, driven by Emory A. Smith Jr., 32, of 1802 Lake street, police said. Twenty stitches were necessary neces-sary to save Mr. Spiers' esr after the machine In which he wss riding with his brother-in-law, James F. Houston, 27, of 1143 Rsmona avenue, struck the visduct abutment at North Temple Tem-ple and Fourth West streets. Mr. Spiers was treated at the police emergency .hospital and taken home. Car damage was estimated at $150. , H. T. Vance. 40, of Lehl, was ' In the L D. S. hospital Wednesday Wednes-day facing a long period of confinement con-finement after he had walked . around for more than 36 hours with a broken neck received in an automobile accident Another traffic crash Wednesday Wed-nesday almost cost the right esr of Alfred Spiers, 30, of 1143 Ramona avenue, who was hurled through the windshield of a car when It smashed Into the North Temple street visduct. Mr. Vance, who believed he had suffered a sprslned neck when the machine be was drlv- Ing wss struck Sunday morning by an automobile operated by Harry E. Ittner, 50, of 825 Roosevelt avenue, returned to his doctor Mondsy for X-rsys. Several hours lster the 'physician 'physi-cian checked the X-raya and discovered the fractured neck. The Injured man was located and taken to the hospital, where he was placed In a cast late Tuesday. Mr. Ittner was summoned to appear In police court February Febru-ary 12 on a charge of running a red light at the scene of the accident. Second West and