Miss Sarah Jordan, 18-year-old daughter of W. H. Jordan, is in an unconscious condition today after being run over Saturday night by an automobile driven by G. W. Meiggs of Coinjock, according to news reaching here.
The car driven by Mr. Meiggs knocked down Mr. Jordan and his two daughters Saturday night as they were walking toward Coinjock. Mr. Jordan is confined to his bed but his younger daughter, Lillie, was not seriously hurt.
Mr. Meiggs was driving his car toward Coinjock Saturday night about 7 o’clock. Mr. Jordan and his daughters were walking on the highway and were also on their way to Coinjock. Mr. Meiggs explained that he was blinded by the bright lights of an approaching automobile just before he ran into Mr. Jordan and his two daughters.
Mr. Meiggs is generally known to be a careful driver, according to people from Currituck who were in the city Monday. The entire community was greatly saddened by the accident.
From the front page of The Daily Advance, Elizabeth City, N.C., Monday, Nov. 8, 1926
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