Martin J. Delaney

Auto accident - April 25, 1959 Marty last lived in Logansport Martin J. Delaney was born in Logansport on November 15, 1938. He was employed at the Kroger Store. He was a passenger in a car driven by classmate Richard Goltry that crashed just after midnight on Saturday, April 25, 1959. They were on their way to Peru driving east on U.S. Highway 24, just west of the railroad overpass. Richard lost contol of the new Renault and slid across the center line colliding headon with a station wagon. State Trooper John Gaylor was following the station wagon containing a young couple coming home from a prom. Ambulances were called immediately and took all four injured persons to St. Joseph Hospital in Logansport. Marty died at 8:07 pm that night of injuries sustained in the accident. Richard died just two hours after the accident. The couple in the wagon were finally released from the hospital.