Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1919 — FORMER JASPER COUNTY MAN [ARTICLE]

FORMER JASPER COUNTY MAN

Died of Injuries Sustained in Being Run Over by Truck. Roy Vandercar, a brother of Bert Vandercar of Wheatfield, and a highly respected young man of Knox, died at the St. Joseph hospital at Mishawaka Saturday morning as a result of Injuries sustained while attempting to jump on a moving truck in use on the Rodgers & Robbins stone road contract southeast of Knox. The accident occurred on Tuesday of last week. One of the hind wheels of the truck ran over his right leg, breaking it in two places, and it was thought he also sustained internal injuries. Friday night his case developed into an acute attack of peritonitis and he' passed away early Saturday morning. Deceased was born October 16, 1885, on a farm near Tefft, and was a quiet, bard working young man. He is survived by his mother, two sisters and three brothers.