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| Larry died after being struck by a car crossing the street. The family was told by a cousin of Larry's who was there that Larry was walking across when the cousin called him to ask a question when the car came racing down. The impact was so great it knocked him out of his sneakers. But, the driver told the police he was only going 35 mph the speed limit.The investigation was never pursued further.5 Daily Local News, West Chester, Chester County, PA., 7/13/1963, "Kennett Boy Injured When Struck by Car," Front Page. " A Kennett Square youth, Larry Packett, 12, was critically injured when he was struck by a car one mile north of Unionville, on Rt. 82, at 3:45 p.m. yesterday. Avondale state police said the boy had been standing in front of a parked car along the highway and then dashed across the road in front of a vehicle driven by Marvin C. Reeves, 20 of Mill Rd., Kennett Square, RD. 1. Police said Reeves told them that he tried to avoid the accident by pulling his car to the left, but the fender of his vehicle struck the youth. The boy was taken to the Chester County Hospital in the Kennett Square ambulance, and admitted. He is suffering from a brain concussion." The article had Larry's Last name spelled wrong. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last Modified 21 Aug 2003 | Created 26 Jun 2007 by Lonny Taggart |