From the
Gastonia Gazette, February 18, 1964.
Youth’s Driving Permit Revoked
A Gastonia youth surrendered his driver’s permit today in Municipal Court until Dec. 1, rather than face a prison sentence on a charge of reckless driving.
City Police Office J. W. Russel said he and Officer D. L. Rhyne said they chased David Arnold Blackburn, 19, of 1007 E. Sixth Ave., from Cox Rd., to Grier School.
Russell said he first heard Blackburn coming down the road at a very high rate of speed. He said Blackburn hit a ditch and his car left the ground and leaped about five or six feet into the air and came to rest about five feed from a utility pole.
Judge Oscar Mason told Blackburn he could surrender his driver’s permit and report to court Dec. 1, 1964 and show he had been of good behavior or else he would sentence him today.
From the
Sarasota Journal, Apr. 3, 1970.
Blackburn Loses Car Second Time Around
GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — David Blackburn managed to stop his car at a railroad crossing two weeks ago as a train was passing, and lost only his headlights. At the same crossing, Wednesday, police said, a train hit his car again, this time broadside, demolishing the vehicle. Blackburn, 25, again escaped unharmed.
David married Linda Kathleen BERGMANN about 1968 in Gaston, North Carolina, and was divorced on 25 Jul 1975 in Caswell, North Carolina. Linda was born on 26 Apr 1948 in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina; died on 10 Jun 2017 in Dry Fork, Pittsylvania, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]