Ammon H. Kreider. son of Congressman A. S. Kreider, and his wife very miraculously escaped fatal injury when their limousine plunged from the trolley bridge, spanning spring creek, on East Chocolate Ave. The accident occurred on last Thursday evening at 7:45 o'clock, when Kreider swerved the car to avoid hitting a horse and wagon.
Mr. and Mrs. Kreider were homeward bound at the time of the accident. As their machine approached the narrow concrete bridge, used by pedestrians and vehicles, headlights on another auto, coming from the East, prevented Kreider from seeing the horse and wagon until a collision seemed inevitable.
He turned his machine however, sharply to the right, nosing it directly for the trolley bridge which is just about six feet south of the concrete bridge. Very swiftly the limousine mounted the trolley bridge, shot across the tracks and hung momentarily on the edge before falling" into the shallow stream below.
Persons in the other auto and in the wagon at once rushed to their assistance. A man was immediately dispatched for medical aid. Dr. Zimmerman was hurried to the scene where a hasty examination revealed injuries as not being very serious. Mrs. Kreider suffered a dislocated elbow in addition to cuts and minor bruises while Mr. Kreider's ankle was badly sprained. They Were removed to Dr. Zimmerman's office where they were given proper medical treatment, after which they were able to proceed to their home in Lebanon.
The car was removed to the Hershey garage soon after the accident. One front wheel had been crushed, all the window glass broken, one fender crushed, running board broken and the top of the car was broken and twisted.
Hershey Press - January 27, 1921; Front page