J.F. Somers, manager of the Yadkin Hotel in Salisbury, ran over a small boy in Kannapolis this morning, injuring the boy badly, although the extent of his injuries are not known at the present time.
The accident occurred about 10:20 o’clock directly in front of the Leonard Boarding House. Mr. Somers, according to spectators, was driving at a moderate rate of speed when he approached a group of boys who were playing baseball in the street.
The boys were so occupied at their game that they failed to note the approaching car and Mr. Somers was compelled to run up on the sidewalk to avoid hitting one of them. When he did so, he hit a telephone pole which caromed him to the other side of the road, and he then struck the boy, Paul Marshall.
The Lincoln car Mr. Somers was driving was practically demolished as a result of striking the telephone pole.
Paul Marshall was immediately after the accident rushed to the hospital in Salisbury. Mr. Somers was uninjured.
From page 2 of the Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, May 2, 1925
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