Eureka Reporter | 1922-06-23 | Page 5 | Careless Motor Drivers

MOTOR 0 0 the first suit by a railroad for damages against careless motor e hide hicle drivers who run into and dam age trains has been brought in cal fornia the railroad company has asked award of 0 1925 00 damages against owners of a motor truck operated for or hire which crashed into a loco motive and derailed the tender in connection with the careful crossing campaign started june let by all railroads R J clancy as distant to the general manager of the southern pacific recently an bounced figures showing that dur ing the last tour four years automo bilee biles ran into the sides of southern pacific trains resulting in 13 deaths and injuries to a hundred and seven ran through the broke dowa down crossing gates lowered to protect them and twenty ran down crossing flagman standing at their posts of duty to the last minute to warn of approaching trains