Richmond County GaArchives News.....Auto Smash Up October 25, 1912
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Augusta Chronicle October 25, 1912
Frank Green Driving at a high Rate of Speed Struck Dr. J.M. Caldwell's Machine, 
Seriously Disabling It----Green's Car Damaged Also.

A real smash-up between two automobiles occurred on Broad street in front of 
the Bonita Theater, last night about 10 o'clock, in which both machines were 
badly disabled.  The automobiles were owned by Frank Greene and Dr. J.M. 
Caldwell, the former being held at the police barracks, charged with causing 
the smash-up.
Green, driving a Warren touring car, was going east on Broad Street, at a rate 
of about thirty miles per hour.  As he crossed Jackson he sightly struck a 
machine that was turning into Broad Street from Jackson., which burst his right 
front tire, and broke his axle, causing his car to skid around to the right and 
run head on into Dr. Caldwell's car, which was standing idle in from of the 
Bonita Theater, knocking it several feet on the sidewalk.  The owner of the 
automobile that was struck first by Green's car could not be learned, and 
little damage was done to it, according to witnesses.
Besides Greene, there were two negro men in the car with him, when the accident 
occurred, who jumped out and ran.  The car owned by Dr. Caldwell had two wheels 
crushed, front axle sprained and both left fenders smashed in.  The whole front 
end of Green's car was smashed in and the damage will amount to over $100.00.
Both cars were so badly damaged that it took over an hour to remove them from 
the street.


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