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Vehicle accident injures Jean LaFreniere in Charlevoix, 1975

Also January 1975 Charlevoix vehicle accident · Jean LaFreniere accident

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TypeEvent
Date1975-01
WithinCharlevoix
ErasModern era
On this page
Locator map: Charlevoix highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at CharlevoixLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
1975-01
Kind
Accident
Where
Charlevoix
Participants
Jean LaFreniere (injured_person) · Wallace James Mitchell (driver)
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
accidenthealthcaretransportationcommunity
Within
Charlevoix

Summary

The January 1975 Beaver Beacon reported a collision on Bridge Street in Charlevoix involving Mrs. C. Jean LaFreniere and Wallace James Mitchell. It says LaFreniere suffered a fractured kneecap, lacerations, and bruises; Mitchell had a scalp laceration and leg injuries; Theodore Edmunds was uninjured; and Mitchell was charged with driving under the influence.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper accident report, not a police, court, or medical record. The source does not establish the final legal disposition, exact crash time, or complete identities for every passenger.

Sources

  1. Reports Mrs. C. Jean LaFreniere and driver Wallace James Mitchell injured in a Charlevoix Bridge Street collision, with the LaFreniere vehicle parked for Erwin Belfy’s funeral. It reports injuries, an uninjured passenger, and a DUI charge but is not a police, court, or hospital record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1975-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The scan confirms the accident report and names.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-01_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Vehicle accident injures Jean LaFreniere in Charlevoix, 1975”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/charlevoix-vehicle-accident-injures-jean-lafreniere-1975/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1975, “Two Hurt Vehicle.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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