Tragic Highway Fatality Near Logging Camp
A six-year-old girl is dead after being struck by an automobile on the National Park Highway, leaving the driver in a state of collapse.
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Eleanor Smooth, 6-year-old daughter of Roy Smoots of Ethel, was hit by an automobile driven by William Graham of Chehalis recently on the National Park Highway at the Peters logging camp, 17 miles southeast of Chehalis. The child’s skull was fractured, her left collarbone and shoulder blade broken, and her left leg broken both below and above the knee. Graham wrecked his car in an effort to avoid striking the child and went home suffering from collapse incident to the accident. According to witnesses, the child ran across the highway in front of Graham’s car despite a warning from an older sister. The little girl died the day after the accident. Burial services were held at the Salkum Church with interment in the local cemetery.
“Graham wrecked his car in an effort to avoid striking the child and went home suffering from collapse incident to the accident.”
This tragic incident on the National Park Highway highlights the perennial dangers of rural roadways and high-speed traffic, issues that remain a significant concern for infrastructure planners in Washington today.
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