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- Solomon William Cole II
Solomon William Cole II, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Solly W. Cole, 1823 Nicholasville Road, was killed last night in a Jefferson County traffic accident. (A more detailed account appears elsewhere in today’s Herald-Leader).
Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky. Sunday, 1 August 1965.
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- Local Teenagers Killed In Sports Car Accident
Two Lexington teenagers were killed instantly about 7 o’clock last night when their late model sports car ran out of control on Interstate-64 near Middletown, hit an overpass divider and disintegrated.
Solomon William Cole II, 1923 Nicholasville Road, and Douglas Malcolm Shawk, 1012 East High Street, both 18, died of skull and neck fractures and internal injuries, Charles Proctor, Jefferson County deputy coroner reported.
Cole, a June graduate of Lafayette High School, was a son of Solly W. and Irene Brummette Cole.
Shawk, a June graduate of Henry Clay High School, was a son of G. Malcolm and Helen Thomas Shawk.
Authorities said Cole was driving west toward Louisville “at speeds of around 100 miles an hour” when the car hit the divider – throwing the engine about 300 years from the point of impact.
Jefferson County Patrolman Robert Jones quoted witnesses as saying the car “had raced at speed of around 100 miles an hour” from Frankfort.
The machine spun out of control as it neared the intersection of I064 and Ky.841, left the road and went through a median before striking the filler which supports the overpass.
One of the boys was found still strapped in a seat belt. The other was thrown behind the car, official said, adding that pieces of the vehicle were thrown over a wide area.
Cole was a native of Lexington and during his education at Lafayette High School he was a member of the band. He was enrolled in the University of Kentucky.
He was a member of The Scholars, an Eagle Scout and a a member of Calvary Baptist Church.
Besides his parents, survivors include several aunts and uncles.
The body was taken to the W.R. Milward mortuary – Broadway.
Shawk was a native of Columbus, Ohio, and was a member of the Henry Clay Band. He was enrolled for the fall term at Eastern State Teachers College, Richmond, and was engage in summer work at the University of Kentucky.
He attended Faith Lutheran Church and was a member of the Greater Lexington Swim Association.
Beside his parents, survivors include two brothers, Thomas B. Shawk and Mark Allan Shawk, both of Lexington, and his paternal grandfather, Guy E. Shawk, Mansfield, Ohio.
The body was taken to the W.R. Milward Mortuary – Southland.
Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky. Sunday, 1 August 1965, page 1.
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