1963 — Jan 27, two-car collision, Corunna and Morrish Rds., five miles west of Flint, MI– 6

–6  AP. “Rites Thursday for 5 Killed in Flint Car Crash.” Daily Press, Escanaba, MI, 1-29-1963, 5.

–6  Flint area, Jan 27. AP. “Six Killed near Flint.” Ludington Daily News, MI, 1-28-1963, p. 1.

–6  Flint area, Jan 27. Evening Independent, Massillon, OH. “Where Six Persons Died.” 1-28-1963, p1.

 

Narrative Information

 

Jan 27: “Flint (AP) — Minutes after seeing their father off at Flint Bishop Airport Sunday night, four small children, their mother and a baby-sitter met death in the twisted wreckage of the family car. Killed in the crash at M-21 and Morrish Road in Clayton Township, six miles west of here, were Mrs. Agnew Pobocik, 32, of suburban Mount Morris; her three daughters, Mary 4, Karen, 3 and Gerry Lee 2, and her son, Andrew A. 3 months, and the family babysitter, Shirley Jean Dart, 20, of nearby Swartz Creek.

 

“State police said the Pobocik family was returning from the airport where the father had boarded a plane for Washington, D.C. Officers said the father, Albert, is a salesman and apparently was to attend a sales meeting in Washington today.

 

“The Pobocik car was sheared in half by the other auto, driven by Leonard C. Baldwin, 29, of Breckenridge.

 

“A passenger in the Baldwin car, Leslie Aylsworth, 24, of Owosso, suffered facial cuts and bruises and was reported in fair condition in McLaren Hospital here. Baldwin and his other passengers, his wife, Elizabeth, 31; William Bowen, 24, and his wife, Bonnie, 19, of Breckenridge, and Aylsworth’s wife, Edith, 22, were treated at the hospital and released.

 

“State Police worked well into the night in an attempt to piece together details of the fatal crash. Troopers were unable to identify the victims for more than three hours after the accident was reported. One witness told police, ‘the two cars were like they were welded together’.” (Associated Press. “Six Killed near Flint.” Ludington Daily News, MI, 1-28-1963, p. 1.)

 

Jan 29: “Flint (AP)….State police said the Pobocik car was sheared in half when it was struck broadside after having run a stop sign.” (Associated Press. “Rites Thursday for 5 Killed in Flint Car Crash.” Daily Press, Escanaba, MI, 1-29-1963, p. 5.)

 

Sources

 

Associated Press. “Rites Thursday for 5 Killed in Flint Car Crash.” Daily Press, Escanaba, MI, 1-29-1963, p. 5. Accessed 2-22-2019 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/escanaba-daily-press-jan-29-1963-p-5/

 

Associated Press. “Six Killed near Flint.” Ludington Daily News, MI, 1-28-1963, p. 1. Accessed 2-22-2019 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/ludington-daily-news-jan-28-1963-p-1/

 

Evening Independent, Massillon, OH. “Where Six Persons Died.” 1-28-1963, p. 1. Accessed 2-22-2019 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/evening-independent-jan-28-1963-p-1/