Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-07-24 | Page 2 | Woman Hurt as Autos Collide at Intersection

WOMAN HURl AS 1 AUTOS C COLLIDE j I Mrs William Hampshire Taken to Eme Emergency gency I 2 Hospital Hospital ii 1 Mrs William Hampshire 1667 1661 Emerson avenue suffered severe lacerations on the back of her head hea I and back and numerous and contusions in a spectacular a auto auto- automobile automobile to mobile accident at Fifteenth East and Emerson avenue Saturday night William Hampshire was driving the machine east on the avenue when it was struck by a a. c car r driven drivet I by C. C M. M Christensen of Bingham which was going north on Fifteenth East street Le Roy Robinson 16 of 1332 East Seventeenth South street an occupant of the Hany shire machine escaped with a slight cut on the head Neither Christensen Christen Christen- sen nor his wife who was with him were injured Hampshire told toll the police that he did not see the Christensen machine which he said Eaid was going at ata a high rate ot of speed until It was too late to escape He turned his car t to Ui the north In an attempt to avoid a collision ChrIstensen's car struck the Hampshire machine with witha a rapid glan glancing ing blow which tore torS off a a front wheel and then con cons cong across the street and up onto a lawn Both cars were wrecked 7 Mrs Hampshire was rushed to the emergency hospital where she was at first believed to have suffered suffered suf sat a a. skull fracture Her in injuries Ini i juries were vere tre treated ted and she wa removed to her Jer home Christensen remained at the scene of the accident until the the wrecked cars ears were rem removed ved and then reported at the police station He was booked on a charge o of 0 reckless driving and released on hi own recognizance