Vintage Accidents

Accident at Olympic and Grand, Los Angeles, Ca. 1951

Rollover the hard way South Bound on the Santa Ana Freeway (US-101) south of 7th Street in Boyle Heights (East Los Angeles) March 9, 1957

Automobile Accident, All 4 members of the Price family were killed, 6-12-1932

Accident on County Trunk, that killed four members of the
Price family. Token Creek, Wi. June 12, 1932 #2

Car into home at 1598 W. Jefferson, 1958

Boy hit, Crenshaw and Washington Boulevards, Los Angeles, Ca. 1951

I thought long and hard about posting this photo because
it is a little boy but since he wasn't hurt to badly is the reason why
i'm posting it. I know school is getting ready to let kids out for summer
vacation and I just wanted to bring awareness to that fact, so lets make
sure we are all a little more aware of the children.

Car accident, 16000 Pacific Coast Highway, 1951 photo #1

Car accident, 16000 Pacific Coast Highway, 1951 photo #2
notice no collapsible steering column.
It's a good feature to have in your ride. A little food for thought?

Santa Clara County, Bat. Chief Jim Ackley, crashed his 1953 Ford F-250
into a telephone pole. #1

Santa Clara County, Bat. Chief Jim Ackley, crashed his 1953 Ford F-250
into a telephone pole. #2

Traffic (11th Street and Broadway), September 4, 1951.
Wheelchair clipped by streetcar, dumping occupant into street;
Robert Kennedy -- 36 years (injured man). #1

Traffic (11th Street and Broadway), September 4, 1951.
Wheelchair clipped by streetcar, dumping occupant into street;
Robert Kennedy -- 36 years (injured man). #2
The look on that mans face has to be worth something in a court
of law.

Traffic (11th Street and Broadway), September 4, 1951.
Wheelchair clipped by streetcar, dumping occupant into street;
Robert Kennedy -- 36 years (injured man). #2
When's the last time you heard of a streetcar hitting anyone let
alone a poor guy in a wheelchair. I've been studying these photo
and I've been trying to figure out which one is the ambulance
chaser or attorney. How about the guy in front of the bus with
the light colored jacket? He seems to be listening intently.
And why doesn't someone push that gurney under the injured
man? Because those attendants don't seem to know what in the
hell there doing.
And what's up with the injured man he only seems to be concerned
with picking up his newspaper, Oh well I guess he want's something
to read on the way to the hospital. He better start practicing on his
moaning and groaning and I can't feel my legs.

Traffic accident (Avenue 35 and Pacific -- Venice), July 7, 1951.
David Werner (victim); Dave Semple (passerby); Officer John Ringo. #1

Traffic accident (Avenue 35 and Pacific -- Venice), July 7, 1951.
David Werner (victim); Dave Semple (passerby); Officer John Ringo. #2

Traffic accident (Sepulveda and Montana -- West L. A.), April 21, 1951.
Robert L. Lake; Elizabeth C. Kiehl (victims)#1

Traffic accident (Sepulveda and Montana -- W. L. A.), April 21, 1951.
Robert L. Lake; Elizabeth C. Kiehl (victims) #2

Traffic accident (Sepulveda and Montana -- West L. A.), April 21, 1951.
Robert L. Lake; Elizabeth C. Kiehl (victims) #3

Accident at Jefferson and Flower, Los Angeles, August 5, 1951.

I sure hope she's got insurance Proprietor Duane Allingham
says as he looks disconsolately at his damaged bar after a
car driven by Mrs. Claudia Parker drove in to it.

1st and Olive, Downtown L.A., October 1951 #1

23rd and Figueroa at the corner some woman took out an
Acme semaphore! In 1952

1949 Custom convertible, Calif. 1950's

1954 Shirley Hwy is the old name for Interstate 395 which runs from
Woodbridge, VA to the 14th St Bridge as it crosses the Potomac River.

Accident at 501 West 1st, & 103 North Olive, #2