Last night about 9 o’clock a serious accident occurred near Four Oaks when Mr. E.M. Temples, who was going toward Four Oaks, was knocked down by a Ford car. Coach W.L. Rice, with members of the local base ball team who were returning form the game in Dunn last night, witnessed the accident, and state that it seemed entirely uncalled for. They said the driver the car did not stop after the accident.
It is said that Mr. Temple was well out of the road when the car passed but the ball players thinking they heard the passing car strike something, stopped to investigate. They found Mr. Temples by the side of the road, and he appeared to be badly hurt, although they did not think the car ran over him. They immediately took him to Four Oaks for medical attention but were unable to learn the extent of the injuries sustained by Mr. Temple before they left. It is not known who was driving the car that struck Mr. Temple.
From the front page of the Smithfield Herald, Saturday morning, April 4, 1925. Victim’s last name was spelled Temples and Temple in newspaper.
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