Sunset Highway Collision
A Spokane dentist crashes into a local carriage, leaving passengers shaken but mostly unhurt.
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A cleaned-up reading of the newspaper page: spelling and layout repaired, one story lifted off a crowded page. It follows the original closely but it is not a transcription. The original page is below; read it if a detail matters.
Dr. Carr, a dentist of Spokane, while driving down the grade on Sunset Highway last Saturday evening, ran into Dan Evans’ hack which contained Arthur Keefer, Fred Chapin, Fred Hobson and Hiram Crumm, throwing the hack off the grade and damaging it considerably. None of the men were hurt, except Arthur Keefer, who sustained some minor injuries. The doctor brought the crowd into town in his machine.
“The doctor brought the crowd into town in his machine.”
The transition from horse-drawn 'hacks' to automobiles created new, dangerous friction on rural roads. Sunset Highway was a vital early artery for Washington, and accidents like this were common as drivers adjusted to higher speeds and narrower mountain grades.
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