2014.018.3240 The mangled wreckage of the death vehicle

Accession Num: 2014.018.3240

Negative Code: S1249A-1

Extent:

Document Date: 1979-09- - --

Donors: Denis Stanley

Creators: Denis Stanley

Keywords: 1970s, accidents, auto wrecking, automobiles, garage, Hiway 6 Service, and Stainer; Rodney

Locations: Glenbank

Physical Description:
1 b/w negative (35 mm)

Notes:
A wrecked vehicle stolen by Rodney Curtis Stainer (age 24 of Salmon Arm) from Canadian Cellulose in Nakusp sits in Hiway 6 Service's wreck lot in Glenbank following a fatal accident on Highway 23 one mile south of the Galena Bay ferry. The accident took place on 3 September 1979 at approximately 9:15 pm. Stainer failed to negotiate a corner and rolled the car; he was ejected from the vehicle, which then rolled over him and pinned him in the ditch.

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