Tourists Forced to Aid 8-Year-Old Boy After Running Over Him, Aug. 26, 1925

Car Knocks Boy from Wagon, Runs Over Him. . . Tourists Refused to Assist Injured Lad Until Compelled

Moncure, Aug. 25—A rather serious accident occurred at Locksville, a few miles below here on the Lee county line, when a Studebaker car, driven by Mrs. Irene Cruch of Cleveland, Ohio, knocked the 8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gunter from a wagon and then ran over him. The boy suffered a broken leg and several other serious injuries.

The car, driven by Mrs. Cruch, was occupied by five people and four dogs. It was making its way to Miami, Florida. The party refused to stop long enough to determine how seriously the boy was injured or to carry him to a hospital until forced to do so by the issuance of a warrant. They then agreed to carry the boy to a Sanford hospital and to pay all expenses. The boy will recover.

From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Aug. 26, 1925

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