The State vs. the Dead Body of Hazel Keith

Date: 
December 18, 1939

Deceased

Hazel Keith
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Transportation
COD Method/Implement: 
automobile
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that Hazel Keith received in Chesterfield County a mortal wound by car driven by London Jenkins

Coroner

Coroner: 
W. E. Redfearn
Coroner Title: 
Coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Pageland
County: 
Chesterfield County, SC

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC

Perpetrator

Perpetrator: 
London Jenkins
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Transcription: 

N. W. Skelton called to stand and sworn . . . Did the boy go over the car? A. Yes. Q. Was the boy on the pavement when he was hit? A. Yes, about 2 yards from side. Q. Was Keith walking on the side he was supposed to? Q. Yes. . . Q. Just tell us what you know. A. We was coming down the road coming to Pageland. The other car was going the other way. The car hit the boy and knocked him 15 feet high and he fell over the car behind it. Jenkins stopped and come back. . .

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