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STALLS ON R.R., AUTO WRECKED
[Welland Tribune December 10, 1943]
Abandoned by the driver and passenger on the New York Central Railroad crossing on Ontario road in the path of an on-coming fast, train at approximately 4.15 this morning, a car belonging to Dwight Hodgkins, Burgar street, was smashed beyond recognition and carried by the locomotive about 500 yards along the railway Literally wrecked to bits, the automobile was picked up off the tracks by railroad men with shovels this morning.
Police chief Lockhart Trinnell of Crowland said this morning that Hodgkins, who was driving the car, and his passenger, William Frost, 14 Major street, had apparently tried to cross the tracks in the path of the train, in spite of the warning bells, which were already ringing. The car had stalled and the two men jumped out.
Police Constables Sheldon Kellar and William Wright investigated the accident. Chief Trinnell reported that Hodgkins would be charged with dangerous driving and Frost with being intoxicated in a public place. They were released today on bail and will appear in court December 17.
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