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Domestic News
March 15, 1940
The Northwest Enterprise
Seattle, King County, Washington
What is this article about?
Miss Helen Jones fell from a truck driven by Ed S. Johnson at 23rd and E. Jefferson St., suffering serious leg injuries that may prove fatal; she was taken to King County hospital and could not make a statement on Thursday.
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Hurt In Freak
Accident
Miss Helen Jones, 2414 Pine St., was hurried to King County hospital, after having fallen from a truck driven by Ed S. Johnson, at 23rd and E. Jefferson St.
Johnson had returned home with Miss Jones and her mother and supposedly had left both women in the house. He returned to his car intending to go to some restaurant for food. The truck was started without his knowledge that he had an uninvited passenger aboard. At 23rd and E. Jefferson St., his passenger, Miss Jones, fell from the side of the car to the street, the rear wheel of the car passing over her leg, a witness stated. She sustained injuries which may prove fatal.
Today, Thursday, she had not recovered sufficiently to make a statement.
Hurt In Freak
Accident
Miss Helen Jones, 2414 Pine St., was hurried to King County hospital, after having fallen from a truck driven by Ed S. Johnson, at 23rd and E. Jefferson St.
Johnson had returned home with Miss Jones and her mother and supposedly had left both women in the house. He returned to his car intending to go to some restaurant for food. The truck was started without his knowledge that he had an uninvited passenger aboard. At 23rd and E. Jefferson St., his passenger, Miss Jones, fell from the side of the car to the street, the rear wheel of the car passing over her leg, a witness stated. She sustained injuries which may prove fatal.
Today, Thursday, she had not recovered sufficiently to make a statement.
What sub-type of article is it?
Accident
Transportation
What keywords are associated?
Helen Jones
Truck Accident
Freak Accident
Leg Injury
King County Hospital
What entities or persons were involved?
Miss Helen Jones
Ed S. Johnson
Where did it happen?
23rd And E. Jefferson St.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
23rd And E. Jefferson St.
Key Persons
Miss Helen Jones
Ed S. Johnson
Outcome
she sustained injuries which may prove fatal; on thursday, she had not recovered sufficiently to make a statement.
Event Details
Miss Helen Jones fell from the side of a truck driven by Ed S. Johnson at 23rd and E. Jefferson St., after being an uninvited passenger; the rear wheel passed over her leg, according to a witness.