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Domestic News
August 26, 1949
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
An 8-year-old boy, Johnny Lee Reeves, suffered a fractured skull after being struck by a truck driven by 19-year-old Eugene Fritz on the wrong side of Bell Street at Hunter Street in Atlanta. Fritz was arrested for the traffic violation.
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Driver On Wrong Side, Sends Boy, 8, To Hospital
An 8-year-old boy yesterday was admitted to Grady Hospital, where attaches reported that he suffered a fractured skull after being struck by an automobile while crossing Bell Street at Hunter Street.
He is Johnny Lee Reeves, of R. 288 Decatur Street.
Police who investigated the accident said they arrested Eugene Fritz, white, of 546 Waldo Street S.E., charging him with driving on the wrong side of the street in connection with the accident.
The 19-year-old white youth driving a 1948 Dodge truck, reportedly struck the small boy with the truck while driving on the wrong side of the street.
An 8-year-old boy yesterday was admitted to Grady Hospital, where attaches reported that he suffered a fractured skull after being struck by an automobile while crossing Bell Street at Hunter Street.
He is Johnny Lee Reeves, of R. 288 Decatur Street.
Police who investigated the accident said they arrested Eugene Fritz, white, of 546 Waldo Street S.E., charging him with driving on the wrong side of the street in connection with the accident.
The 19-year-old white youth driving a 1948 Dodge truck, reportedly struck the small boy with the truck while driving on the wrong side of the street.
What sub-type of article is it?
Accident
Transportation
What keywords are associated?
Car Accident
Child Injured
Fractured Skull
Traffic Violation
Arrest
Atlanta
What entities or persons were involved?
Johnny Lee Reeves
Eugene Fritz
Where did it happen?
Atlanta
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Atlanta
Event Date
Yesterday
Key Persons
Johnny Lee Reeves
Eugene Fritz
Outcome
johnny lee reeves suffered a fractured skull and was admitted to grady hospital; eugene fritz arrested for driving on the wrong side of the street.
Event Details
An 8-year-old boy was struck by a 1948 Dodge truck driven by a 19-year-old white youth while crossing Bell Street at Hunter Street; the driver was on the wrong side of the street.