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WELLAND STREET GIRL IS ALMOST INSTANTLY KILLED WHEN HIT BY AUTOMOBILE
Ida Dorval, aged 12, Victim of Distressing Fatality on Hellems Avenue
ON WAY FROM SCHOOL
Said to Have Hesitated in Crossing Thoroughfare-Inquest Opens Tonight
[Welland Tribune, 30 October 1931]
Hesitating a few moments before continuing to cross from the west to the east side of Hellems avenue, during the noon hour today, Ida Dorval, aged 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dorval, 42 Welland street, was almost instantly killed when an automobile, driven by Thomas Hanratty, aged 17, 75 Almond street, struck here and sent her crashing head-on against the pavement. Hanratty was held a short while by city police and was then allowed to return home after police, under the direction of Chief George Crowe, had tested the brakes of his car.
The girl’s body was taken to the J.J. Patterson and Sons, funeral parlors on East Main street, and Dr, Duncan Allison, the coroner decided to hold a preliminary inquest as to the girl’s death at 7 p.m. tonight, at the funeral parlors.
According to the narrative of the accident given to police by Hanratty, he was traveling south on Hellems avenue on his way from home, and he saw the girl step off the sidewalk over Randolph street. She ran, then stopped, hesitated, then walked across the street. He was travelling on the west side of the street, but swerved east in the hope of avoiding the child, but was unable to do so. The car struck her, and she was thrown against the pavement.
As the accident occurred, C.H. Mathewson, 161 Hellems avenue, who was passing at the time, picked the girl up and placed her in Hanratty’s automobile. The girl was taken to the Colbeck clinic, and there was found Miss Dorval had died almost instantly from the effects of fracture at the base of the skull. The body was taken from the clinic to the funeral parlors.
Ida Dorval attended Central School.
INQUEST OPENED ON GIRL KILLED WHEN HIT BY CAR
INVESTIGATION INTO DEATH OF IDA DORVAL IS SET FOR NOVEMBER 19
FUNERAL WILL BE HELD MONDAY MORNING-TRAGEDY CAUSES WIDESPREAD REGRET
An inquest was opened at the Paterson undertaking parlors, last night, in connection with the death of Ida Dorval, 12 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dorval, 442 Welland street, who was killed at noon yesterday on Hellems avenue, when struck by an automobile driven by Thomas Hanratty, aged 17, of 57 Almond street.
After the jury had viewed the body, adjournment was made until November 10, at 2 p.m. in the Welland city hall.
JURY FIND DEATH OF YOUNG GIRL WAS ACCIDENTAL
RECOMMENDATION MADE
SUGGEST CITY ERECT WARNING TRAFFIC SIGNS AT SCHOOLS-GIRL IS COMMENDED
The jury commended the prompt action of Blanche Berger, aged 10, in restraining deceased’s little sister from running with Ida to her death.
The jury also recommended that the city erect sign-posts, 30 inches by 30 inches, as warning signs at entrances to all schools, as a means of minimizing traffic danger for school children.
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