HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977 03-16 Two car accident injures three THE REVIEW Two car accident
injures three
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A two car accident at the junction of
White Bear Avenue and Prosperity in
Maplewood occurred Tuesday,March 8.
According to Maplewood police, the ac-
cident took place at 10:15 p.m.and injured
the two drivers and four passengers.
Five of the six people involved are
North St. Paul residents and the sixth
from Oakdale. Listed in satisfactory
condition are:Richard Emerson,21,2231
W.Sixth Ave.,North St.Paul and Carol
Kost,16,2091 E. Belmont Ave.also of
North St.Paul.
Paul Thomas Friendt,17,6221 Seventh
Ave.N., Oakdale,was listed in serious
condition and Tom Koesling,17,2243 N.
Sixth St.,North St.Paul,was listed in
critical condition.
Gary Koesling, 19, Tom Koesling's
older brother,and Leon Harold Schmidt,
19,2576 E.Third Ave.,North St. Paul
were both treated and released.
The six were taken to St.Paul-Ramsey
Hospital. Gary Koesling said, "I can't
remember exactly what happened,if we
crossed over or they crossed over, or
who's fault it was."He added,he and Sch-
midt waited the night in the hospital to
learn the condition of the other four.
Police said the accident was a head on
collision on White Bear Avenue,at the
Prosperity intersection.