San Diego Union (San Diego, California), 10 January 1929
A happy little boy, Joseph Willis Meriwether, 8-year old son of Mrs. Alice Meriwether, 4525 Orange street, was on his way to school yesterday morning.
Last night at 9:15 Joseph died in Mercy hospital of injuries which he received at Bancroft street and El Cajon boulevard when he was crushed beneath a car driven by Mrs. Roy Kellerstrauss of 5336 Mission drive. The boy's skull was fractured, in addition to other injuries, and little hope was held for his recovery following the accident.
Joseph's mother, according to Dr. Emil C. Black, is in the San Diego hospital and clinic with an incurable disease and is not expected to live. Attendants last night were loath to tell her of her son's death for fear the shock might be too great for her. The family came to San Diego several weeks ago for the mother's health, but, according to Dr. Black, tragedy has followed them here.
Driver Didn't See Him
The tragedy which resulted in Joseph's death and which lengthens an already long list of traffic casualties on San Diego streets, occurred in the pedestrian land at the intersection. The driver of the car told police that she was traveling west on El Cajon boulevard and did not see the child until directly in front of her car. Police records show that she was exceeding the speed limit at the time of the crash. Mrs. Kellerstrauss said she was traveling between 20 and 25 miles an hour.
The boy was picked up by L.T. Olmstead, a motorist, about 6 feet from where he had been struck and was taken in his machine to the hospital. Olmstead said he was driving a few hundred feet behind Mrs. Kellerstrauss and saw the boy when he stepped from the curb. He said he did not think the woman saw the child, but that he anticipated the crash and stopped his car. He also told police that Mrs. Kellerstrauss was driving about 25 miles an hour.
Mrs. Kellerstrauss was arrested by H.W. Jack, motorcycle officer, and placed in the city jail, but she later was released by Capt. Arthur Hill. She was said to be in a state of collapse. A warrant charging manslaughter probably will be sought by the police.
Police Arrive Too Late
After a long, fast run the police ambulance arrived at the scene of the accident a few minutes too late to take the injured boy to the hospital. Police repeatedly have tried to discourage motorists from moving injured persons from the scene of the accident because of the expert attention they may be in need of at the time, according to M.C. Neely, sergeant, in charge of traffic bureau at central police station. It was learned, however, that Olmstead was assisted in taking the boy to the hospital by a trained nurse, who appeared on the scene soon after the accident.
The child's death marks the third traffic fatality in San Diego in eight days. There were 54 deaths during 1928.
The boy's body is at the Smith, Goodbody & Dunn funeral parlors. Coroner Schuyler C. Kelly said and inquest would be held later.
Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas), 12 January 1929
Shreveport Boy Killed
Shreveport, La., Jan. 11—Joe Willis Meriwether, 8, son of H.R. Meriwether of Shreveport, temporarily residing in San Diego, Cal., because of the ill health of his wife, is dead as the result of having been struck by an automobile at San Diego, according to a telegram received by the boy's brother, B.U. Meriwether, local newspaper man.
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A happy little boy, Joseph Willis Meriwether, 8-year old son of Mrs. Alice Meriwether, 4525 Orange street, was on his way to school yesterday morning.
Last night at 9:15 Joseph died in Mercy hospital of injuries which he received at Bancroft street and El Cajon boulevard when he was crushed beneath a car driven by Mrs. Roy Kellerstrauss of 5336 Mission drive. The boy's skull was fractured, in addition to other injuries, and little hope was held for his recovery following the accident.
Joseph's mother, according to Dr. Emil C. Black, is in the San Diego hospital and clinic with an incurable disease and is not expected to live. Attendants last night were loath to tell her of her son's death for fear the shock might be too great for her. The family came to San Diego several weeks ago for the mother's health, but, according to Dr. Black, tragedy has followed them here.
Driver Didn't See Him
The tragedy which resulted in Joseph's death and which lengthens an already long list of traffic casualties on San Diego streets, occurred in the pedestrian land at the intersection. The driver of the car told police that she was traveling west on El Cajon boulevard and did not see the child until directly in front of her car. Police records show that she was exceeding the speed limit at the time of the crash. Mrs. Kellerstrauss said she was traveling between 20 and 25 miles an hour.
The boy was picked up by L.T. Olmstead, a motorist, about 6 feet from where he had been struck and was taken in his machine to the hospital. Olmstead said he was driving a few hundred feet behind Mrs. Kellerstrauss and saw the boy when he stepped from the curb. He said he did not think the woman saw the child, but that he anticipated the crash and stopped his car. He also told police that Mrs. Kellerstrauss was driving about 25 miles an hour.
Mrs. Kellerstrauss was arrested by H.W. Jack, motorcycle officer, and placed in the city jail, but she later was released by Capt. Arthur Hill. She was said to be in a state of collapse. A warrant charging manslaughter probably will be sought by the police.
Police Arrive Too Late
After a long, fast run the police ambulance arrived at the scene of the accident a few minutes too late to take the injured boy to the hospital. Police repeatedly have tried to discourage motorists from moving injured persons from the scene of the accident because of the expert attention they may be in need of at the time, according to M.C. Neely, sergeant, in charge of traffic bureau at central police station. It was learned, however, that Olmstead was assisted in taking the boy to the hospital by a trained nurse, who appeared on the scene soon after the accident.
The child's death marks the third traffic fatality in San Diego in eight days. There were 54 deaths during 1928.
The boy's body is at the Smith, Goodbody & Dunn funeral parlors. Coroner Schuyler C. Kelly said and inquest would be held later.
Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas), 12 January 1929
Shreveport Boy Killed
Shreveport, La., Jan. 11—Joe Willis Meriwether, 8, son of H.R. Meriwether of Shreveport, temporarily residing in San Diego, Cal., because of the ill health of his wife, is dead as the result of having been struck by an automobile at San Diego, according to a telegram received by the boy's brother, B.U. Meriwether, local newspaper man.
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San Diego Union (San Diego, California), 10 January 1929
A happy little boy, Joseph Willis Meriwether, 8-year old son of Mrs. Alice Meriwether, 4525 Orange street, was on his way to school yesterday morning.
Last night at 9:15 Joseph died in Mercy hospital of injuries which he received at Bancroft street and El Cajon boulevard when he was crushed beneath a car driven by Mrs. Roy Kellerstrauss of 5336 Mission drive. The boy's skull was fractured, in addition to other injuries, and little hope was held for his recovery following the accident.
Joseph's mother, according to Dr. Emil C. Black, is in the San Diego hospital and clinic with an incurable disease and is not expected to live. Attendants last night were loath to tell her of her son's death for fear the shock might be too great for her. The family came to San Diego several weeks ago for the mother's health, but, according to Dr. Black, tragedy has followed them here.
Driver Didn't See Him
The tragedy which resulted in Joseph's death and which lengthens an already long list of traffic casualties on San Diego streets, occurred in the pedestrian land at the intersection. The driver of the car told police that she was traveling west on El Cajon boulevard and did not see the child until directly in front of her car. Police records show that she was exceeding the speed limit at the time of the crash. Mrs. Kellerstrauss said she was traveling between 20 and 25 miles an hour.
The boy was picked up by L.T. Olmstead, a motorist, about 6 feet from where he had been struck and was taken in his machine to the hospital. Olmstead said he was driving a few hundred feet behind Mrs. Kellerstrauss and saw the boy when he stepped from the curb. He said he did not think the woman saw the child, but that he anticipated the crash and stopped his car. He also told police that Mrs. Kellerstrauss was driving about 25 miles an hour.
Mrs. Kellerstrauss was arrested by H.W. Jack, motorcycle officer, and placed in the city jail, but she later was released by Capt. Arthur Hill. She was said to be in a state of collapse. A warrant charging manslaughter probably will be sought by the police.
Police Arrive Too Late
After a long, fast run the police ambulance arrived at the scene of the accident a few minutes too late to take the injured boy to the hospital. Police repeatedly have tried to discourage motorists from moving injured persons from the scene of the accident because of the expert attention they may be in need of at the time, according to M.C. Neely, sergeant, in charge of traffic bureau at central police station. It was learned, however, that Olmstead was assisted in taking the boy to the hospital by a trained nurse, who appeared on the scene soon after the accident.
The child's death marks the third traffic fatality in San Diego in eight days. There were 54 deaths during 1928.
The boy's body is at the Smith, Goodbody & Dunn funeral parlors. Coroner Schuyler C. Kelly said and inquest would be held later.
Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas), 12 January 1929
Shreveport Boy Killed
Shreveport, La., Jan. 11—Joe Willis Meriwether, 8, son of H.R. Meriwether of Shreveport, temporarily residing in San Diego, Cal., because of the ill health of his wife, is dead as the result of having been struck by an automobile at San Diego, according to a telegram received by the boy's brother, B.U. Meriwether, local newspaper man.
∼TMSI [52194]: M1222 — 6G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether
A happy little boy, Joseph Willis Meriwether, 8-year old son of Mrs. Alice Meriwether, 4525 Orange street, was on his way to school yesterday morning.
Last night at 9:15 Joseph died in Mercy hospital of injuries which he received at Bancroft street and El Cajon boulevard when he was crushed beneath a car driven by Mrs. Roy Kellerstrauss of 5336 Mission drive. The boy's skull was fractured, in addition to other injuries, and little hope was held for his recovery following the accident.
Joseph's mother, according to Dr. Emil C. Black, is in the San Diego hospital and clinic with an incurable disease and is not expected to live. Attendants last night were loath to tell her of her son's death for fear the shock might be too great for her. The family came to San Diego several weeks ago for the mother's health, but, according to Dr. Black, tragedy has followed them here.
Driver Didn't See Him
The tragedy which resulted in Joseph's death and which lengthens an already long list of traffic casualties on San Diego streets, occurred in the pedestrian land at the intersection. The driver of the car told police that she was traveling west on El Cajon boulevard and did not see the child until directly in front of her car. Police records show that she was exceeding the speed limit at the time of the crash. Mrs. Kellerstrauss said she was traveling between 20 and 25 miles an hour.
The boy was picked up by L.T. Olmstead, a motorist, about 6 feet from where he had been struck and was taken in his machine to the hospital. Olmstead said he was driving a few hundred feet behind Mrs. Kellerstrauss and saw the boy when he stepped from the curb. He said he did not think the woman saw the child, but that he anticipated the crash and stopped his car. He also told police that Mrs. Kellerstrauss was driving about 25 miles an hour.
Mrs. Kellerstrauss was arrested by H.W. Jack, motorcycle officer, and placed in the city jail, but she later was released by Capt. Arthur Hill. She was said to be in a state of collapse. A warrant charging manslaughter probably will be sought by the police.
Police Arrive Too Late
After a long, fast run the police ambulance arrived at the scene of the accident a few minutes too late to take the injured boy to the hospital. Police repeatedly have tried to discourage motorists from moving injured persons from the scene of the accident because of the expert attention they may be in need of at the time, according to M.C. Neely, sergeant, in charge of traffic bureau at central police station. It was learned, however, that Olmstead was assisted in taking the boy to the hospital by a trained nurse, who appeared on the scene soon after the accident.
The child's death marks the third traffic fatality in San Diego in eight days. There were 54 deaths during 1928.
The boy's body is at the Smith, Goodbody & Dunn funeral parlors. Coroner Schuyler C. Kelly said and inquest would be held later.
Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas), 12 January 1929
Shreveport Boy Killed
Shreveport, La., Jan. 11—Joe Willis Meriwether, 8, son of H.R. Meriwether of Shreveport, temporarily residing in San Diego, Cal., because of the ill health of his wife, is dead as the result of having been struck by an automobile at San Diego, according to a telegram received by the boy's brother, B.U. Meriwether, local newspaper man.
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