Basil and his wife Hazel were on their way home from a party and their car was hit by a train per contributor Christine Whitlee.
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Excerpt from The Helena Independent article published on 6 May 1929 - Helena, Montana per ancestry.com

TRAIN CRACKS CAR

Lincoln, Neb., May 5,-(AP)-
Basil W. Wallick, 32, and his wife, Hazel Wallick, 34, both of Linoln, were almost instantly killed and James F. Birkner, 38, was seriously injured today when their automobile was struck by a switch engine on the...
(age for Hazel could be 31, hard to read CLL)
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Name: Basil W Wallick
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Lincoln Ward 3, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States
District: 64
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Own or Rent:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1899
Birthplace: Nebraska
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Nebraska
Sheet Number and Letter: 6A
Household ID: 124
Line Number: 41
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
GS Film number: 1820996
Digital Folder Number: 004313289
Image Number: 00393
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Laura A Wallick F 50 Nebraska
Son Ira A Wallick M 28 Nebraska
Son Basil W Wallick M 21 Nebraska
Son Harold W Wallick M 17 Nebraska
Sister Laura A Wallick F 58 Indiana
Mother-in-law Sarah J Dunn F 76 Pennsylvania

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCKJ-R51 : accessed 19 Aug 2013), Basil W Wallick in entry for Laura A Wallick, 1920.