Cedar Rapids Gazette, Thursday, December 25, 1952, page 28, column 3
Loras Ahern Dies in Crash At Maquoketa
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MAQUOKETA – Loras Ahern, 24, of Maquoketa was killed about 1:30 a.m. Thursday when the car he was driving collided with one driven by Allen Brady, also of Maquoketa, on highway 64 about four blocks from the business district.
Police said both cars were apparently traveling at high speeds, and that the impact of the crash carried them off the street into the front yard of the Dr. M. A. Dalchow residence.
Maquoketa officials were holding Brady for investigation Thursday. A passenger in his car, Earl Bowman, suffered a fractured collar bone and was hospitalize.
Police said the car Ahern was driving was owned by Richard Robinson, 23, of Maquoketa. Robinson was a passenger in the car but was not injured.
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Thursday, December 25, 1952, page 9, column 6
Driver Charged After Fatal Accident
MAQUOKETA (INS) – A drunk driving charge was on file Friday against Allan Brady, 27, of Maquoketa in connection with a fatal Christmas morning auto accident.
Brady, who was released on bond pending a hearing, was identified as the driver of a car which collided with one driven by Loras Ahern, 24, of Maquoketa, who was killed instantly in the crash.
Officers said Brady escaped serious injury as did Richard Robinson, 23, also of Maquoketa, a passenger in Ahern's car.
Earl Bowman, 55, a passenger in Brady's car was hospitalized with injuries which were not considered critical.
Loras Ahern Dies in Crash At Maquoketa
Special to Gazette
MAQUOKETA – Loras Ahern, 24, of Maquoketa was killed about 1:30 a.m. Thursday when the car he was driving collided with one driven by Allen Brady, also of Maquoketa, on highway 64 about four blocks from the business district.
Police said both cars were apparently traveling at high speeds, and that the impact of the crash carried them off the street into the front yard of the Dr. M. A. Dalchow residence.
Maquoketa officials were holding Brady for investigation Thursday. A passenger in his car, Earl Bowman, suffered a fractured collar bone and was hospitalize.
Police said the car Ahern was driving was owned by Richard Robinson, 23, of Maquoketa. Robinson was a passenger in the car but was not injured.
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Thursday, December 25, 1952, page 9, column 6
Driver Charged After Fatal Accident
MAQUOKETA (INS) – A drunk driving charge was on file Friday against Allan Brady, 27, of Maquoketa in connection with a fatal Christmas morning auto accident.
Brady, who was released on bond pending a hearing, was identified as the driver of a car which collided with one driven by Loras Ahern, 24, of Maquoketa, who was killed instantly in the crash.
Officers said Brady escaped serious injury as did Richard Robinson, 23, also of Maquoketa, a passenger in Ahern's car.
Earl Bowman, 55, a passenger in Brady's car was hospitalized with injuries which were not considered critical.
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Thursday, December 25, 1952, page 28, column 3
Loras Ahern Dies in Crash At Maquoketa
Special to Gazette
MAQUOKETA – Loras Ahern, 24, of Maquoketa was killed about 1:30 a.m. Thursday when the car he was driving collided with one driven by Allen Brady, also of Maquoketa, on highway 64 about four blocks from the business district.
Police said both cars were apparently traveling at high speeds, and that the impact of the crash carried them off the street into the front yard of the Dr. M. A. Dalchow residence.
Maquoketa officials were holding Brady for investigation Thursday. A passenger in his car, Earl Bowman, suffered a fractured collar bone and was hospitalize.
Police said the car Ahern was driving was owned by Richard Robinson, 23, of Maquoketa. Robinson was a passenger in the car but was not injured.
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Thursday, December 25, 1952, page 9, column 6
Driver Charged After Fatal Accident
MAQUOKETA (INS) – A drunk driving charge was on file Friday against Allan Brady, 27, of Maquoketa in connection with a fatal Christmas morning auto accident.
Brady, who was released on bond pending a hearing, was identified as the driver of a car which collided with one driven by Loras Ahern, 24, of Maquoketa, who was killed instantly in the crash.
Officers said Brady escaped serious injury as did Richard Robinson, 23, also of Maquoketa, a passenger in Ahern's car.
Earl Bowman, 55, a passenger in Brady's car was hospitalized with injuries which were not considered critical.
Loras Ahern Dies in Crash At Maquoketa
Special to Gazette
MAQUOKETA – Loras Ahern, 24, of Maquoketa was killed about 1:30 a.m. Thursday when the car he was driving collided with one driven by Allen Brady, also of Maquoketa, on highway 64 about four blocks from the business district.
Police said both cars were apparently traveling at high speeds, and that the impact of the crash carried them off the street into the front yard of the Dr. M. A. Dalchow residence.
Maquoketa officials were holding Brady for investigation Thursday. A passenger in his car, Earl Bowman, suffered a fractured collar bone and was hospitalize.
Police said the car Ahern was driving was owned by Richard Robinson, 23, of Maquoketa. Robinson was a passenger in the car but was not injured.
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Thursday, December 25, 1952, page 9, column 6
Driver Charged After Fatal Accident
MAQUOKETA (INS) – A drunk driving charge was on file Friday against Allan Brady, 27, of Maquoketa in connection with a fatal Christmas morning auto accident.
Brady, who was released on bond pending a hearing, was identified as the driver of a car which collided with one driven by Loras Ahern, 24, of Maquoketa, who was killed instantly in the crash.
Officers said Brady escaped serious injury as did Richard Robinson, 23, also of Maquoketa, a passenger in Ahern's car.
Earl Bowman, 55, a passenger in Brady's car was hospitalized with injuries which were not considered critical.
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