SENATOR WHO VOTED AGAINST TRAFFIC BILL INJURED BY HIT & RUN DRIVER
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On February 24, 1925, Senator A. O. Stanley* (D-Kentucky) "was knocked down and literally run over at 14th Street and New York Avenue" here in the Nation's Capital.
The Senator was struck by a "hit and run" driver as he crossed the intersection to catch a streetcar. At Emergency Hospital, his injuries, although not regarded as serious, included bruising and a possible fractured rib.
Ironically, Senator Stanley voted against a traffic bill (which passed the House of Representatives last night) providing a fine and jail time for hit and run drivers. The Senator, who is now glad the bill passed, said that the reason he voted against it was because he felt the courts would not uphold it.
*Augustus Owsley Stanley (1861-1958) was born in Shelbyville, Kentucky & graduated from Centre College. AOS served in the US House of Representatives 1903-1915, as Governor of Kentucky 1915-1919, & U.S. Senator 1919-1925.
He was defeated for re-election in 1926. AOS was chairman of the International Joint Commission in 1933.
