Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1916 — Auto Upsets. Killing Woman. [ARTICLE]

Auto Upsets. Killing Woman.

Lafayette, Ind.. April 17.—Mrs Laura Neal, age 45, was pihned beneath an automobile and crushed to death last evening on a country road near Johnsonville in Warren county. Her husband, Jesse Neal, was driving up a steep hill, when the drivechain broke, and the car backed down the hill and overturned. Both were pinned beneath the machine but Mr. Neal managed to extricate himself. . He found his w ife held fast with the weight of the machine upon her. Mr. Neal was unable to lift the automobile and summoned •help. In about 20 minutes the car had been lifted but Mrs, Neal lived only a few minutes after being extricated. ——— ■ ■ ————