Driving an automobile at a rate said to have been terrific, Vic McWhirter, young white man, crashed into the rear end of a buggy, driven by W.L. Jones, 65, of South Pegram street Saturday afternoon on Central avenue, throwing the aged man 15 or 20 feet into a nearby yard and smashing the buggy into smithereens.
McWhirter was arrested and lodged in a cell at the police station charged with operating an automobile while under the influence of whiskey. At a late hour Saturday night he had been unable to arrange bond.
The accident occurred near the residence of Dr. R.M. Gallant, who with Dr. Van Matthews, first reached the injured man and carried him to his home. He was bruised about the arms, legs and shoulders, but physicians were unable to ascertain if he had received internal injuries.
Mr. Jones has twice suffered a stroke of paralysis and because of his age, it was feared that his injuries might prove fatal.
Eye witnesses to the accident reported to police that McWhirter was moving up the hill on Central avenue, going away from the city. He was said to have been swaying from one side of the street to the other. Mr. Jones was also driving from the city when the big machine bumped into the rear of the buggy. He is said to have been as close to the curb as it was possible to be.
When the car struck the buggy, Mr. Jones was hurled across the sidewalk into a lawn. The horse was turned completely over and the buggy torn into a hundred pieces, it was reported.
McWhirter escaped without the slightest injury.
From The Charlotte News, Sunday, Nov. 20, 1921
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