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Injured/KilledThree Car CrashOnMorton SundaySix persons were injured and one killed os the result of a three vehicle crash about 4:45 p.m. Sunday on East Morton Road (U.S. Route 36) near the east i edge of the city.Coroner Don Lowethe victim as 54-yeargaret M. Moehle of C _died at Passavant hospital received apparent minor in-short ly before 10 p.m., approxi- juries and did not require im-mately five hours after the acci- mediate hospital treatment. i(,er,h I Investigating city police said,Mrs. Moehle was one of three \jjss Westbrook was pullingpassengers in a car driven by from a drive at Codv Claytonher husband. 58-vear-old Char- Motor Co., attempting to crossles Fred Moehle. Mr. Moehle from the south to the north sideami the two passengers, his 18- of the divided four-lane high-year-old daughter. Margaret way However, her RancheroAnne, and a family friend. Mrs. f,it some loose gravel on theMona Meister, also of Olney, highway and spun around, com-;remained hospitalized. j0 rest facing the south.Mr. Moehle’s condition was vehicle was struck almost reported as fair; his daughter simultaneously by the two other is confined to the intensive care cars, both of which were east-unit in fair condition; Mrs. ixun(|Meister is also in intensive care -phe Morgan county Rescuereported Squa(,was called to removethe three passengers from the ALso taken to Passavant was Moehle car. All three vehicles another driver, 19-year-old Di- were heavilv damaged. Miss ana L. Westbrook ot White Hall. | Westbrook was ticketed for• A *poorHer condition is reported as (failure to yield while pullingThe third driver. 50-vear-oldMrs. I a\iI) i esn Florid;ifrom a private drive.Mrs. Moehle's body was removed to the Williamson Funeral Home and will lie taken to the Summer-Marshall Funeral Home at Olney for further arrangements. An inquest will be conducted later.i Mr. Moehle operates a pre-Anthony Rutoli. the father ot scrjptjon pharmacy at Olnev.Mrs. Robert A. Fay. died Sun- 0ne daughter is a student atday morning at his home in western Illinois University atLake Worth. Florida. I Macomb and Mrs. Meister hasA former resident of Milford, 1 two daughters at the same Conn., Mr. Rutoli is survived school. They were visiting atby his wife. Mary; two daugh-, Macomb and were enroute toters. Mrs. Fay and Mrs. An- Olney when the accident hap-thonv (Charlottei Buccino of iwned.
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Jacksonville Journal
Jacksonville, Illinois, US
Mon, May 21, 1973
Page 12
Full Page
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