NEWS: Joy Ride results in deaths of William REED and Randall R. RUSH, 1932, of 
interest in Somerset County, PA

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Two Young Men Fatally Injured
Tragic Ending of Nocturnal Joy Ride on National Road Near Grantsville

  As the result of the tragic ending of a nocturnal joy ride on the National 
Road two young men of Garrett County, Maryland, are dead and their two 
companions in the disaster that overtook them, narrowly escaped a similar fate.
  The tragedy occurred on the National Pike about two miles east of Grantsville 
about 12 o'clock last Saturday night.
  The dead youths are Randall R. Rush, son of Martin Rush, of Accident, Md., and 
William Reed, son of James Reed, of Swanton, Md., who was employed by Martin 
Rush.
  The two who escaped death are Samuel Frazee, of Friendville, Md., and Irwin 
Wilt, of Swanton.
  The four were riding eastward on the National Road in Frazee's small roadster, 
with young Rush at the wheel, when the car went out of control, at high speed, 
dashing into a ditch and against a bank of earth.  It turned over on its side 
and then, according to Corporal Cubbage of the Maryland State Highway Patrol, it 
turned a complete somersault, killing young Rush instantly.
  William Reed emerged from the wreck with a broken back, a fractured skull and 
with other severe injuries, resulting in paralysis of his lower extremities.  He 
was rushed to the Hazel McGilvery Hospital in Meyersdale, by Jack Collins of 
Meyersdale, who happened upon the scene of the tragedy soon after the crash.  
Despite the efforts of Dr. C. C. Glass to save the young man's life, he died 
late Sunday night.
  Samuel Frazee, owner of the wrecked car, escaped with minor injuries.  After 
receiving treatment for his hurts in Grantsville, he proceeded to his home in 
Friendsville.
  Irvin Wilt who was the least hurt of the four, was so badly frightened that he 
immediately departed from the scene of the disaster and could not be located 
until Monday morning, when he was found at his home in Swanton.
  No other car was involved in the wreck and the authorities who investigated 
the accident concluded that the driver of the car lost control probably on 
account of the overcrowded seat and fast driving.

Meyersdale Republican, May 12, 1932