Tragedy at the Dayton Crossing
A railroad crossing accident near Dayton claims the life of a Sprague man and leaves another seriously injured.
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As W. H. Robinson attempted to cross the railroad track near Dayton Saturday, the incoming train struck his auto in front of a rear wheel, turning it completely around and instantly killing William Shaw and seriously injuring Robinson of Lewiston, Idaho. Shaw lived at Sprague and leaves a widow and two sons.
“The incoming train struck his auto in front of a rear wheel, turning it completely around and instantly killing William Shaw.”
Railroad-crossing safety remains a critical civic issue in Washington's rural corridors, where increased transit speed often outpaces the infrastructure built in the era of early automobiles.
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