Albert Alexander Mazar

Oct 22, 1911 - Dec 3, 1941

Crash On US-31 at Hickory Creek Fatal to Four Indiana Folks

CAR LEAPS OFF ROAD Travels 145 Feet and Hits Tree; Victims Pinned In Wreckage

Four persons met death in an automobile accident on US-31 at Hickory Creek, south of St. Joseph, early Sunday morning. All the occupants of the car Fore residents of northern Indiana. Two were killed instantly and the other two died later at the St. Joseph Sanitarium.

The victims are: ALBERT ALEXANDER MAZAR, 30, 515 Allen street, South Bend, Ind., driver of the car. JULIUS ALBERT MAZAR, 36, brother of driver. and two other passengers. The accident increased Berrien county's auto death toll to 64 thus far this year--an all-time record high.

Auto Hurtles Curb:  According to Deputies Robert Rinker and Joseph Kucera, who were called to investigate the accident at 2:35 a. m, the Mazar car was going south, apparently at a fast rate of speed, and shot ur over the curb on the east side of the highway, knocked down a guard rail post, and traveled 145 feet before it struck a tree. The officers stated that a female passenger and Julius Mazar were alive when they reached the scene, but  were unconscious and unable to give information regarding the cause of the accident. Both died later at St. Joceph Sanitarium from multiple injuries.

Lost Control of Car: Deputy Rinker stated that in his opinion Mazar lost control of the car after crossing the Hickory Creek bridge, and that the car probably skidded on the wet pavement. The fact that the car traveled 145 feet after leaving the pavement led the officers to believe that it was traveling at a high rate of speed.

Work Hour To Extricate Girl: Rinker also stated that the officers, with the aid of others who gathered around the scene of the accident, worked for more than an hour before they could extricate a female passenger, who was pinned in the front seat of the car next to Albert Mazar. Two of the largest auto wrecking trucks in the twin city area were employed to pull the wrecked automobile back onto the pavement.

There were no witnesses to the accident

Sources: Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com and FindAGrave.com

11/17/2025 EJS

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