Obituaries:  Christopher L. Williams, Sabine Parish       W-452
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Feb 5, 1976
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Christopher L. Williams

  Eight year old Christopher L. Williams of Pleasant Hill was
pronounced dead on arrival at the Pleasant Hill Hospital by
Coroner, Dr. Gene Poimboeuf on Sunday, Feb. 1, at 2:20 p.m.,
according to La. State Trooper Frankie D. Bozeman.

  Young Williams was pedaling his bicycle out of a private
driveway on the Pleasant Hill - Old Pelican Road, when he was
struck by a 1971 Ford driven by Lydia K. Matthews, 15, of
Pleasant Hill.

  Impact occurred when the child's bike and the left front bumper
of the car collided. The child was thrown approximately 33 feet,
according to Trooper Bozeman.

  Following an investigation, Bozeman determined that the accident
was unavoidable. Bushes surrounding the driveway obscured Miss
Matthews' vision, and she didn't have time to swerve or apply her
brakes before impact, according to the accident report.

  The child, the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Lee Williams of
Pleasant Hill, apparently died instantly. He suffered from a head
injury.

  Miss Matthews was uninjured.

  Assisting Trooper Bozeman at the scene of the accident were
Pleasant Hill Chief of Police, Willie Cobb, and Sabine Parish
Sheriff's deputies, Elbert Tarpley, and Jack Garcie.