Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 May 1916 — Kentland People in Serious Automobile Accident. [ARTICLE]

Kentland People in Serious Automobile Accident.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Thompson and daughter Greta of Kentland, who had been visiting another daughter, Mrs. Ira Dickson, of tJniontown, Ky., were badly injured Saturday afternoon while crossing Willow Valley hill in Martin county, Ind., while on their way home. Miss Thompson was driving the auto and in descending the hill attempted to shift the gear from high to interediate speed, but was unable to do so and applied the emergency brakes. The momentum of the car, however, caused it to skid and it turned over at a sharp turn in the road on its side.

The two women were thrown clear of the car but Mr. Thompson was pinned underneath where he was held for some 10 minutes before assistance arrived on the scene and he was released. Mrs. Thompson’s left limb was broken just above the ankle, and her right shoulder was dislocated. Miss Thompson’s left limb was broken in two places below the knee and her back was Sprained and bruised. Mr. Thompson was bruised up considerably and the ligaments of his left leg sprained and twisted. Two wheels of their Rambler automobile were torn off, the head lights demolished and the windshield broken.