- Date
- 1962-06
- Kind
- Accident
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Along road
- East Side Drive
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- disasterhealthcaretransportation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The July 1962 Beaver Beacon reports two vehicle accidents. Patrick Gallagher’s truck struck a tree near the airport; passenger Ben O’Donnell was treated at the Medical Center. In a separate East Side Drive crash, Vera Lewis was seriously injured and later hospitalized at Charlevoix.
Evidence and limits
The locations and injuries are preserved as the newspaper reports them. No independent accident, hospital, or police record is supplied here.
Sources
- Reports Patrick Gallagher’s truck striking a tree near the airport, injuring passenger Ben O’Donnell, and a separate car leaving East Side Drive and striking a tree, injuring Vera Lewis. The notice does not provide police or medical records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1962-07_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Two vehicle accidents are reported near Beaver Island, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-vehicle-accidents-june-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1962, “Accidents.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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