Basos Uninjured in Unusual Accident
May 19, 1971
ALEX BASOS of Susanville escaped injury at about 6:25 p.m. on Tuesday when his out-of-control vehicle crashed through the front of the Montgomery Ward store on Main Street and stopped 16 feet inside the store.
Basos was preparing to leave a parking place near the store when the right front wheel apparently hit the curb, causing an impact force.
It is believed that when Basos was thrown forward he froze with his foot on the accelerator. The Susanville Police Department reported major damage to the store and appliances and moderate damage to the vehicle. (Schullo photo).
