"Man Changing Tire, Hit, Killed by Auto - Death Comes to Baker as He Prepares to Take Tire from Rear of Car
"Crushed between the rear of his own machine and the radiator of another which rammed his car as he was changing a tire on the Reno-Carson highway near the Frank Sauer ranch at 5:30 yesterday afternoon, Stafford Nordyke, Reno baker, about 30, died in a local hospital a few moments after he had been brought to Reno.
"Doctors said he had been crushed internally. Mrs. Margaret Pastrell, stenographer of 546 Sutro Avenue, driver of the car which struck Nordyke, was at her home last night suffering from a broken leg received when she was thrown against the steering column. F. W. Holden, baker, of 636 Lake Street, who was a passenger in the Nordyke car with Mrs. Nordyke and Mrs. Belle Hale, Reno housekeeper, told the story of the accident to Undersheriff Joe Kirkley and Deputy Sheriff Trathen following Nordyke's death.
"He said the party in Buick coupe had been out for a drive to Carson City and were returning to Reno, when the tire blew out. Nordyke pulled the c ar off the road as far as possible, to the right and while he (Holden) unscrewed the lugs on the right rear wheel Nordyke went to the rear to take off one of the two spare tires mounted there. It was while he was stooped over removing the tire that the crash came.
"Holden said the Chrysler sedan, driven by Mrs. Pastrell, struck the Nordyke machine almost squarely. Nordyke was said to have been jammed against the tire rack, and as both machines moved forward under the impact he dropped beneath the wheels and was unconscious by the road when the two machines close together, came to a halt 50 to 60 feet farther on. Mrs. Nordyke and Mrs. Hale were seated in the back seat of the packed machine when the crash came and were not eyewitnesses to the tragedy. Neigher car left the road. Holden said the Pastrell car seemed to hit but a few inches from him as he was engaged in lossening the tire lugs. Darkness had not yet set in when the accident occurred and not cars had lights on. The road is said to have been wet from rain, but there was no snow at the time. Holden said the crash took place on a straight stretch of highway.
"A passing driver, said to have been J. G. Allard of Coleville, California, came from the direction of Reno a few moments after the crash and placing Nordyke in his machine, hurried him to St. Mary's hospital. Later a machine from one of the nearby ranches brought Mrs. Pastrell to Reno. She explained to Undersheriff Joe Kirkley last night that she was not driving fast when the accident occurred. The Allard car, coming from the opposite direction, she said, was close at the time and, fearing a collision, she applied the brackes. Her car, she declared, skidded on the wet road and crashed into the rear of the Nordyke Machine, out of control. Mrs. Pastrell, Wife of Frank ("Mickel") Pastrell, Reno ballplayer who suffered lost of an arm in a Reno accident several months ago, suffered from a still knee received in a former accidnet, officers said, and the injury is declared to have been a factor in the snapping of the leg bone. While Nordyke and his wife were locally known as Mr. and Mrs. Jack Long and Holden said he knew them by no other name. Undersheriff Kirkley learned from Mrs. Nordyke their real name. The couple were married some six years ago and came to Reno from Albion, Tex."
(Nevada State Journal, February 3, 1929.)
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"$75,000 Damages Asked in Suite by Widow
"Damages of $75,000 are asked for the death of Clifford C. Nordyke, who lost his life February 2, this year, when struck by an automobile near Bower s' Mansion as he was changing a tire on his car, in a suit filed by the widow. Claribel Nordyke, against Margaret Pastrell, driver of the car, her husband, Frank Pastrell and Dr. Donald Maclcan, whose machine is alleged to have been driven by Mrs. Pastrell. According to the complaint. Nordyke, driving along the highway, had tire trouble, and pulled to the right side of the road, and was in the rear of his car removing a spare tire when Mrs. Pastrell, driving toward Reno, struck him, causing his death a few hours later.
The complaint alleges negligence and carelessness in the driving, and sets forth that Dr. Maclean is made defendant because it was his car, and that Mrs. Pastrell was driving it at the doctor's instructions, after taking a child patient to its home. For expenses incurred for a doctor and for funeral, Mrs. Nordyke asks $550, for damages $75,000, and for punitive damages she asks an additional $5000. Nordyke, she sets out, was thirty years of age."
(Reno Evening Gazette, May 22, 1929.)
"Crushed between the rear of his own machine and the radiator of another which rammed his car as he was changing a tire on the Reno-Carson highway near the Frank Sauer ranch at 5:30 yesterday afternoon, Stafford Nordyke, Reno baker, about 30, died in a local hospital a few moments after he had been brought to Reno.
"Doctors said he had been crushed internally. Mrs. Margaret Pastrell, stenographer of 546 Sutro Avenue, driver of the car which struck Nordyke, was at her home last night suffering from a broken leg received when she was thrown against the steering column. F. W. Holden, baker, of 636 Lake Street, who was a passenger in the Nordyke car with Mrs. Nordyke and Mrs. Belle Hale, Reno housekeeper, told the story of the accident to Undersheriff Joe Kirkley and Deputy Sheriff Trathen following Nordyke's death.
"He said the party in Buick coupe had been out for a drive to Carson City and were returning to Reno, when the tire blew out. Nordyke pulled the c ar off the road as far as possible, to the right and while he (Holden) unscrewed the lugs on the right rear wheel Nordyke went to the rear to take off one of the two spare tires mounted there. It was while he was stooped over removing the tire that the crash came.
"Holden said the Chrysler sedan, driven by Mrs. Pastrell, struck the Nordyke machine almost squarely. Nordyke was said to have been jammed against the tire rack, and as both machines moved forward under the impact he dropped beneath the wheels and was unconscious by the road when the two machines close together, came to a halt 50 to 60 feet farther on. Mrs. Nordyke and Mrs. Hale were seated in the back seat of the packed machine when the crash came and were not eyewitnesses to the tragedy. Neigher car left the road. Holden said the Pastrell car seemed to hit but a few inches from him as he was engaged in lossening the tire lugs. Darkness had not yet set in when the accident occurred and not cars had lights on. The road is said to have been wet from rain, but there was no snow at the time. Holden said the crash took place on a straight stretch of highway.
"A passing driver, said to have been J. G. Allard of Coleville, California, came from the direction of Reno a few moments after the crash and placing Nordyke in his machine, hurried him to St. Mary's hospital. Later a machine from one of the nearby ranches brought Mrs. Pastrell to Reno. She explained to Undersheriff Joe Kirkley last night that she was not driving fast when the accident occurred. The Allard car, coming from the opposite direction, she said, was close at the time and, fearing a collision, she applied the brackes. Her car, she declared, skidded on the wet road and crashed into the rear of the Nordyke Machine, out of control. Mrs. Pastrell, Wife of Frank ("Mickel") Pastrell, Reno ballplayer who suffered lost of an arm in a Reno accident several months ago, suffered from a still knee received in a former accidnet, officers said, and the injury is declared to have been a factor in the snapping of the leg bone. While Nordyke and his wife were locally known as Mr. and Mrs. Jack Long and Holden said he knew them by no other name. Undersheriff Kirkley learned from Mrs. Nordyke their real name. The couple were married some six years ago and came to Reno from Albion, Tex."
(Nevada State Journal, February 3, 1929.)
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"$75,000 Damages Asked in Suite by Widow
"Damages of $75,000 are asked for the death of Clifford C. Nordyke, who lost his life February 2, this year, when struck by an automobile near Bower s' Mansion as he was changing a tire on his car, in a suit filed by the widow. Claribel Nordyke, against Margaret Pastrell, driver of the car, her husband, Frank Pastrell and Dr. Donald Maclcan, whose machine is alleged to have been driven by Mrs. Pastrell. According to the complaint. Nordyke, driving along the highway, had tire trouble, and pulled to the right side of the road, and was in the rear of his car removing a spare tire when Mrs. Pastrell, driving toward Reno, struck him, causing his death a few hours later.
The complaint alleges negligence and carelessness in the driving, and sets forth that Dr. Maclean is made defendant because it was his car, and that Mrs. Pastrell was driving it at the doctor's instructions, after taking a child patient to its home. For expenses incurred for a doctor and for funeral, Mrs. Nordyke asks $550, for damages $75,000, and for punitive damages she asks an additional $5000. Nordyke, she sets out, was thirty years of age."
(Reno Evening Gazette, May 22, 1929.)
"Man Changing Tire, Hit, Killed by Auto - Death Comes to Baker as He Prepares to Take Tire from Rear of Car
"Crushed between the rear of his own machine and the radiator of another which rammed his car as he was changing a tire on the Reno-Carson highway near the Frank Sauer ranch at 5:30 yesterday afternoon, Stafford Nordyke, Reno baker, about 30, died in a local hospital a few moments after he had been brought to Reno.
"Doctors said he had been crushed internally. Mrs. Margaret Pastrell, stenographer of 546 Sutro Avenue, driver of the car which struck Nordyke, was at her home last night suffering from a broken leg received when she was thrown against the steering column. F. W. Holden, baker, of 636 Lake Street, who was a passenger in the Nordyke car with Mrs. Nordyke and Mrs. Belle Hale, Reno housekeeper, told the story of the accident to Undersheriff Joe Kirkley and Deputy Sheriff Trathen following Nordyke's death.
"He said the party in Buick coupe had been out for a drive to Carson City and were returning to Reno, when the tire blew out. Nordyke pulled the c ar off the road as far as possible, to the right and while he (Holden) unscrewed the lugs on the right rear wheel Nordyke went to the rear to take off one of the two spare tires mounted there. It was while he was stooped over removing the tire that the crash came.
"Holden said the Chrysler sedan, driven by Mrs. Pastrell, struck the Nordyke machine almost squarely. Nordyke was said to have been jammed against the tire rack, and as both machines moved forward under the impact he dropped beneath the wheels and was unconscious by the road when the two machines close together, came to a halt 50 to 60 feet farther on. Mrs. Nordyke and Mrs. Hale were seated in the back seat of the packed machine when the crash came and were not eyewitnesses to the tragedy. Neigher car left the road. Holden said the Pastrell car seemed to hit but a few inches from him as he was engaged in lossening the tire lugs. Darkness had not yet set in when the accident occurred and not cars had lights on. The road is said to have been wet from rain, but there was no snow at the time. Holden said the crash took place on a straight stretch of highway.
"A passing driver, said to have been J. G. Allard of Coleville, California, came from the direction of Reno a few moments after the crash and placing Nordyke in his machine, hurried him to St. Mary's hospital. Later a machine from one of the nearby ranches brought Mrs. Pastrell to Reno. She explained to Undersheriff Joe Kirkley last night that she was not driving fast when the accident occurred. The Allard car, coming from the opposite direction, she said, was close at the time and, fearing a collision, she applied the brackes. Her car, she declared, skidded on the wet road and crashed into the rear of the Nordyke Machine, out of control. Mrs. Pastrell, Wife of Frank ("Mickel") Pastrell, Reno ballplayer who suffered lost of an arm in a Reno accident several months ago, suffered from a still knee received in a former accidnet, officers said, and the injury is declared to have been a factor in the snapping of the leg bone. While Nordyke and his wife were locally known as Mr. and Mrs. Jack Long and Holden said he knew them by no other name. Undersheriff Kirkley learned from Mrs. Nordyke their real name. The couple were married some six years ago and came to Reno from Albion, Tex."
(Nevada State Journal, February 3, 1929.)
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"$75,000 Damages Asked in Suite by Widow
"Damages of $75,000 are asked for the death of Clifford C. Nordyke, who lost his life February 2, this year, when struck by an automobile near Bower s' Mansion as he was changing a tire on his car, in a suit filed by the widow. Claribel Nordyke, against Margaret Pastrell, driver of the car, her husband, Frank Pastrell and Dr. Donald Maclcan, whose machine is alleged to have been driven by Mrs. Pastrell. According to the complaint. Nordyke, driving along the highway, had tire trouble, and pulled to the right side of the road, and was in the rear of his car removing a spare tire when Mrs. Pastrell, driving toward Reno, struck him, causing his death a few hours later.
The complaint alleges negligence and carelessness in the driving, and sets forth that Dr. Maclean is made defendant because it was his car, and that Mrs. Pastrell was driving it at the doctor's instructions, after taking a child patient to its home. For expenses incurred for a doctor and for funeral, Mrs. Nordyke asks $550, for damages $75,000, and for punitive damages she asks an additional $5000. Nordyke, she sets out, was thirty years of age."
(Reno Evening Gazette, May 22, 1929.)
"Crushed between the rear of his own machine and the radiator of another which rammed his car as he was changing a tire on the Reno-Carson highway near the Frank Sauer ranch at 5:30 yesterday afternoon, Stafford Nordyke, Reno baker, about 30, died in a local hospital a few moments after he had been brought to Reno.
"Doctors said he had been crushed internally. Mrs. Margaret Pastrell, stenographer of 546 Sutro Avenue, driver of the car which struck Nordyke, was at her home last night suffering from a broken leg received when she was thrown against the steering column. F. W. Holden, baker, of 636 Lake Street, who was a passenger in the Nordyke car with Mrs. Nordyke and Mrs. Belle Hale, Reno housekeeper, told the story of the accident to Undersheriff Joe Kirkley and Deputy Sheriff Trathen following Nordyke's death.
"He said the party in Buick coupe had been out for a drive to Carson City and were returning to Reno, when the tire blew out. Nordyke pulled the c ar off the road as far as possible, to the right and while he (Holden) unscrewed the lugs on the right rear wheel Nordyke went to the rear to take off one of the two spare tires mounted there. It was while he was stooped over removing the tire that the crash came.
"Holden said the Chrysler sedan, driven by Mrs. Pastrell, struck the Nordyke machine almost squarely. Nordyke was said to have been jammed against the tire rack, and as both machines moved forward under the impact he dropped beneath the wheels and was unconscious by the road when the two machines close together, came to a halt 50 to 60 feet farther on. Mrs. Nordyke and Mrs. Hale were seated in the back seat of the packed machine when the crash came and were not eyewitnesses to the tragedy. Neigher car left the road. Holden said the Pastrell car seemed to hit but a few inches from him as he was engaged in lossening the tire lugs. Darkness had not yet set in when the accident occurred and not cars had lights on. The road is said to have been wet from rain, but there was no snow at the time. Holden said the crash took place on a straight stretch of highway.
"A passing driver, said to have been J. G. Allard of Coleville, California, came from the direction of Reno a few moments after the crash and placing Nordyke in his machine, hurried him to St. Mary's hospital. Later a machine from one of the nearby ranches brought Mrs. Pastrell to Reno. She explained to Undersheriff Joe Kirkley last night that she was not driving fast when the accident occurred. The Allard car, coming from the opposite direction, she said, was close at the time and, fearing a collision, she applied the brackes. Her car, she declared, skidded on the wet road and crashed into the rear of the Nordyke Machine, out of control. Mrs. Pastrell, Wife of Frank ("Mickel") Pastrell, Reno ballplayer who suffered lost of an arm in a Reno accident several months ago, suffered from a still knee received in a former accidnet, officers said, and the injury is declared to have been a factor in the snapping of the leg bone. While Nordyke and his wife were locally known as Mr. and Mrs. Jack Long and Holden said he knew them by no other name. Undersheriff Kirkley learned from Mrs. Nordyke their real name. The couple were married some six years ago and came to Reno from Albion, Tex."
(Nevada State Journal, February 3, 1929.)
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"$75,000 Damages Asked in Suite by Widow
"Damages of $75,000 are asked for the death of Clifford C. Nordyke, who lost his life February 2, this year, when struck by an automobile near Bower s' Mansion as he was changing a tire on his car, in a suit filed by the widow. Claribel Nordyke, against Margaret Pastrell, driver of the car, her husband, Frank Pastrell and Dr. Donald Maclcan, whose machine is alleged to have been driven by Mrs. Pastrell. According to the complaint. Nordyke, driving along the highway, had tire trouble, and pulled to the right side of the road, and was in the rear of his car removing a spare tire when Mrs. Pastrell, driving toward Reno, struck him, causing his death a few hours later.
The complaint alleges negligence and carelessness in the driving, and sets forth that Dr. Maclean is made defendant because it was his car, and that Mrs. Pastrell was driving it at the doctor's instructions, after taking a child patient to its home. For expenses incurred for a doctor and for funeral, Mrs. Nordyke asks $550, for damages $75,000, and for punitive damages she asks an additional $5000. Nordyke, she sets out, was thirty years of age."
(Reno Evening Gazette, May 22, 1929.)
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