Peterkin Found—
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made from tire and skid marks
at the scene of the accident early
Peterkin had pleaded not guil
ty to the charge.
Highway patrolman Stanley
Laird, only witness to testify in
Cross-examined by attorney
William Renfrew, representing
the accused, Mr. Laird admitted
the curve could be negotiated at
50 miles an hour by an average
driver, and possibly at a faster
speed by a better than average
driver. The patrolman testified
that the speed limit on the high
way is still 35 miles an hour, al
though charges are not pressed
against drivers exceeding that
limit, unless they are driving in
a “dangerous” manner.
Peterkin, speaking in a soft
hesitant manner, told his story
this way:
“I slowed to turn-in speed at
the Branding Iron, and then ac
celerated when we decided to go
on. I started around the curve,
got off on the soft shoulder. I
got back on the road and started
to brake it. I had no control over
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it after that.”
Questioned by his attorney, the
accused continued, ‘‘I was thrown
out of the car; so was Tessie. I
don’t know what happened. I
was dazed, probably knocked out.
When I came to, I ran back to
the car to look for her. Then she
called me, and I found her back
near the road, lying facing the
way that we’d come from.
“When I asked her if she was
hurt, she said it was her leg. It
was twisted, sort of at an angle.
I straightened it and covered her
with my coat and started back
to look for help. I don’t remem
ber who came first, but I think
it was a man from down the road
who asked if anyone was hurt. I
said yes and he started back for
blankets. We covered Tessie
with them, and the doctor came
soon and gave her a shot. She
was in the hospital within 45
minutes after it happened.”
The girl died of a blood clot on
her lungs 25 hours later.
Questioned by Mrs. Saxton,
Peterkin said he based his re
ported speed of 60 miles an hour
on a speedometer reading. He
admitted that he had only one
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hand on the wheel at the time of
the accident.
The commissioner passed sen
tence of six months in jail, sus
pended, suspended the accused’s
license for six months and fined
him $700.
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