Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph shows Mrs. Bea D'Antoni, 28, who was at the wheel of her stalled car as her friend, Mrs. Florence Purvis Laino, 37, helped push it out of the intersection at Santa Monica Blvd. and Vermont Ave. Tragically, Mrs. Laino was crushed to death shortly after midnight by Basil Stadnik, 43, who claimed his brakes failed. Stadnik was arrested and held on suspicion of manslaughter. Photograph dated November 21, 1947.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;19 x 24 cm. on sheet 21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Automobile drivers--California--Los Angeles Traffic accidents--California--Los Angeles Accidents--California--Los Angeles Traffic fatalities--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs Portrait photographs
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