Pa. L CPL US Marine Corps.
Two young men died instantly of broken necks in the twisted wreckage of a late-model car when it went out of control a half mile east of town at 1:15 a.m. today and smashed into a concrete bridge abutment.
Dead are the driver, Arthur "Arch" E Walker, 27, of 104 W. Main St., and Robert David Cook, 23, of 714 W Main St., owner of the car.
The highway was blocked for nearly an hour until Waynesboro firemen hosed it free of gasoline and remnants of the car. Following their investigation, state police said Walker lost control of the car as he drove
eastward on Route 16 at a high rate of speed, negotiated a slight left curve and went off the south side of the highway. The car rode down two metal guardrail posts and then smashed into the abutment of the Antietam Creek bridge. The impact sheared off the right side of the vehicle and Cook, riding in the right front seat, was pinned against the abutment in that debris. Walker was thrown clear as the remaining wreckage skidded
eastward onto the bridge. Firemen remained on the scene until 4:30 a m today to complete the task of cleaning the road and berm.
Police listed the Pontiac GTO as a total loss. Damage to the Department of Highways bridge abutment was reported.
Cook, a paragplegic wounded in Vietnam, had never driven his new car. Their deaths raised Franklin County's 1969 highway toll to nine and ended a six-week holiday from road deaths.
Cook was the son of James W. and Goldie Mohn Cook and was born in Waynesboro Dec. 21, 1945. All of his life had been lived in the Waynesboro area. He was a 1964 graduate of Waynesboro Area Senior High School.
Following graduation he was employed at Landis Tool Co for a short time and later worked as an auto mechanic. He enlisted in the U S Marine Corps in November, 1966 and in April 1968 received wounds in
action in Vietnam causing paralysis of both legs. He was retired from the Marine Corps due to disability.
He was a member of VFW Post No 695.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by these brothers and a sister; William J Cook, Mont Alto, Mrs. Edward Michalsky, Waynesboro R D 2, John E. Cook and Bradley E Cook, both at home.
Also surviving are his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Catherine Mohn, Harrisburg, and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Geneva Cook, Waynesboro R D 2.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 3.30 p m in the Grove Funeral Home, in charge of the Rev. Anthony Mannacci.
Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Quincy.
Record Herald, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, July 8th, 1969.
Two young men died instantly of broken necks in the twisted wreckage of a late-model car when it went out of control a half mile east of town at 1:15 a.m. today and smashed into a concrete bridge abutment.
Dead are the driver, Arthur "Arch" E Walker, 27, of 104 W. Main St., and Robert David Cook, 23, of 714 W Main St., owner of the car.
The highway was blocked for nearly an hour until Waynesboro firemen hosed it free of gasoline and remnants of the car. Following their investigation, state police said Walker lost control of the car as he drove
eastward on Route 16 at a high rate of speed, negotiated a slight left curve and went off the south side of the highway. The car rode down two metal guardrail posts and then smashed into the abutment of the Antietam Creek bridge. The impact sheared off the right side of the vehicle and Cook, riding in the right front seat, was pinned against the abutment in that debris. Walker was thrown clear as the remaining wreckage skidded
eastward onto the bridge. Firemen remained on the scene until 4:30 a m today to complete the task of cleaning the road and berm.
Police listed the Pontiac GTO as a total loss. Damage to the Department of Highways bridge abutment was reported.
Cook, a paragplegic wounded in Vietnam, had never driven his new car. Their deaths raised Franklin County's 1969 highway toll to nine and ended a six-week holiday from road deaths.
Cook was the son of James W. and Goldie Mohn Cook and was born in Waynesboro Dec. 21, 1945. All of his life had been lived in the Waynesboro area. He was a 1964 graduate of Waynesboro Area Senior High School.
Following graduation he was employed at Landis Tool Co for a short time and later worked as an auto mechanic. He enlisted in the U S Marine Corps in November, 1966 and in April 1968 received wounds in
action in Vietnam causing paralysis of both legs. He was retired from the Marine Corps due to disability.
He was a member of VFW Post No 695.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by these brothers and a sister; William J Cook, Mont Alto, Mrs. Edward Michalsky, Waynesboro R D 2, John E. Cook and Bradley E Cook, both at home.
Also surviving are his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Catherine Mohn, Harrisburg, and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Geneva Cook, Waynesboro R D 2.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 3.30 p m in the Grove Funeral Home, in charge of the Rev. Anthony Mannacci.
Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Quincy.
Record Herald, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, July 8th, 1969.
Pa. L CPL US Marine Corps.
Two young men died instantly of broken necks in the twisted wreckage of a late-model car when it went out of control a half mile east of town at 1:15 a.m. today and smashed into a concrete bridge abutment.
Dead are the driver, Arthur "Arch" E Walker, 27, of 104 W. Main St., and Robert David Cook, 23, of 714 W Main St., owner of the car.
The highway was blocked for nearly an hour until Waynesboro firemen hosed it free of gasoline and remnants of the car. Following their investigation, state police said Walker lost control of the car as he drove
eastward on Route 16 at a high rate of speed, negotiated a slight left curve and went off the south side of the highway. The car rode down two metal guardrail posts and then smashed into the abutment of the Antietam Creek bridge. The impact sheared off the right side of the vehicle and Cook, riding in the right front seat, was pinned against the abutment in that debris. Walker was thrown clear as the remaining wreckage skidded
eastward onto the bridge. Firemen remained on the scene until 4:30 a m today to complete the task of cleaning the road and berm.
Police listed the Pontiac GTO as a total loss. Damage to the Department of Highways bridge abutment was reported.
Cook, a paragplegic wounded in Vietnam, had never driven his new car. Their deaths raised Franklin County's 1969 highway toll to nine and ended a six-week holiday from road deaths.
Cook was the son of James W. and Goldie Mohn Cook and was born in Waynesboro Dec. 21, 1945. All of his life had been lived in the Waynesboro area. He was a 1964 graduate of Waynesboro Area Senior High School.
Following graduation he was employed at Landis Tool Co for a short time and later worked as an auto mechanic. He enlisted in the U S Marine Corps in November, 1966 and in April 1968 received wounds in
action in Vietnam causing paralysis of both legs. He was retired from the Marine Corps due to disability.
He was a member of VFW Post No 695.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by these brothers and a sister; William J Cook, Mont Alto, Mrs. Edward Michalsky, Waynesboro R D 2, John E. Cook and Bradley E Cook, both at home.
Also surviving are his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Catherine Mohn, Harrisburg, and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Geneva Cook, Waynesboro R D 2.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 3.30 p m in the Grove Funeral Home, in charge of the Rev. Anthony Mannacci.
Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Quincy.
Record Herald, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, July 8th, 1969.
Two young men died instantly of broken necks in the twisted wreckage of a late-model car when it went out of control a half mile east of town at 1:15 a.m. today and smashed into a concrete bridge abutment.
Dead are the driver, Arthur "Arch" E Walker, 27, of 104 W. Main St., and Robert David Cook, 23, of 714 W Main St., owner of the car.
The highway was blocked for nearly an hour until Waynesboro firemen hosed it free of gasoline and remnants of the car. Following their investigation, state police said Walker lost control of the car as he drove
eastward on Route 16 at a high rate of speed, negotiated a slight left curve and went off the south side of the highway. The car rode down two metal guardrail posts and then smashed into the abutment of the Antietam Creek bridge. The impact sheared off the right side of the vehicle and Cook, riding in the right front seat, was pinned against the abutment in that debris. Walker was thrown clear as the remaining wreckage skidded
eastward onto the bridge. Firemen remained on the scene until 4:30 a m today to complete the task of cleaning the road and berm.
Police listed the Pontiac GTO as a total loss. Damage to the Department of Highways bridge abutment was reported.
Cook, a paragplegic wounded in Vietnam, had never driven his new car. Their deaths raised Franklin County's 1969 highway toll to nine and ended a six-week holiday from road deaths.
Cook was the son of James W. and Goldie Mohn Cook and was born in Waynesboro Dec. 21, 1945. All of his life had been lived in the Waynesboro area. He was a 1964 graduate of Waynesboro Area Senior High School.
Following graduation he was employed at Landis Tool Co for a short time and later worked as an auto mechanic. He enlisted in the U S Marine Corps in November, 1966 and in April 1968 received wounds in
action in Vietnam causing paralysis of both legs. He was retired from the Marine Corps due to disability.
He was a member of VFW Post No 695.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by these brothers and a sister; William J Cook, Mont Alto, Mrs. Edward Michalsky, Waynesboro R D 2, John E. Cook and Bradley E Cook, both at home.
Also surviving are his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Catherine Mohn, Harrisburg, and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Geneva Cook, Waynesboro R D 2.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 3.30 p m in the Grove Funeral Home, in charge of the Rev. Anthony Mannacci.
Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Quincy.
Record Herald, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, July 8th, 1969.
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