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Samuel Russell Dies After Being Hit by Car Death of Samuel S. Russell, 0, former Santa Rosa farmer, was caused by “shock due to be ing hit by a car.” a coroner's jury, called by Justice of the Peace George Gallegos decided Satur day, Russell died at noon Saturday, ‘two hours after being hit by an utomobile at Rio Grande Boule vard and Highway 66. ‘Carlos Sisneros, investigator for the district attorney and sheriff's officials exonerated the driver, Oliver Herrera, 18, Atrisco, looked to me as if Russell got out in the middle of the Street and then became undecided whether to go on or back,” said Sheriff Ed Donohue, who was driving on Rio Grande Boulevard and arrived at the intersection several minutes after the acci dent. Russell was crossing the street and Herrera was driving east on the highway, witnesses told Offi- Russell, born in Arkansas, moved to Albuquerque about two years ago from Santa Rosa. At the time of his death he was working at the Red Top Cafe, 2100 block West Central, where he lived. Wants traffic Light Survivors include six sons, three daughters, three brothers and a sister. One brother, Ed ‘W. Russell, lives in Atrisco. Funeral ‘arrangements will be announced by the French Morty- Sheriff Donohue, commenting for the accident, said he would begin ‘working to have a traf ight placed at the intersection. “There have been several acci dents at that corner in the last few months,” Donohue said. “It's a bad one, particularly on Sat urday nights and holidays.” Since West Central is a Federal Away, approval of both nation al and state governments must be obtained before a traffic light could be installed.
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Albuquerque Journal
Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
Sun, Feb 23, 1941
Page 12
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