N.J. Youth Sentenced to Two Nights in Emergency Room after Speeding Violation
Sept. 26, 1962 - A New Jersey youth caught driving 110 miles an hour will spend 2 nights in the emergency room of the Perth Amboy General...
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Jul 5, 2022
143 Highway Deaths over July 4th Holiday
July 5, 1962 - A record number of persons, 143, were fatally injured in highway accidents over the Fourth of July holiday. In the 30-hour...
Jan 13, 2022
Comedian Ernie Kovacs Dead in Car Crash
Jan. 13, 1962 - Ernie Kovacs, comedian of the theatre, screen, and television, was killed today in a traffic accident. He would have been...
Jul 25, 2021
Actress Madlyn Rhue in Serious Condition after Car Crash
July 25, 1961 - Madlyn Rhue, an actress, is in serious condition from injuries received in a head-on automobile collision in Hollywood,...
Jul 5, 2021
New Record for July 4th Traffic Deaths
July 5, 1961 - A total of 509 persons died in traffic accidents over the 4-day Independence Day weekend, a record for any similar summer...
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