Evening star., 1920-11-23
WOULD fine Driver
| IGNORING INJURED
!:
Proposed Punishment of Mo-
.torjst Who Hits Pedestrians
, and Speeds Away.

/. Drastic regulations to deal with the
lnotorist who strikes pedestrian and
speeds away without hating his ma :
chine are being considered today BY
Supt. or Police Gessfora Repeated
such cases have been reported to po-
lice headquarters in the last oew
weeks.
Proposed ReEulatf1A.
/: A regulation recommended by m
1pector Grant which, 1t is stated. was
arawn up some time ago. but only
now Is being considered for prompt
action. follows.
drawn vehicle or operating a motor
vehicle. or street car, who. knowing
that injury has been caused to person
or to property due to the culpability
of said driver or operator. or to acci-
dent. leaves the place of said injury
or accident: without stopping and Civ
ing his name. residence, and II
motor vehicle. the registration num-
ber thereof and the name and ADDRESS
of the owner. to the injured person or
70 a police officer, or in case no police
nficer is in the vicinity of said injury
or accident. then reporting the details
of said injury or accident to the near
est police station within twenty-four
hours of the time Of the occurrence.
shall be punished by a fine OF not less
than $50 nor more than $100."
/. Inspector Grant said today that
soften it is the fault of the person in
3ured in such accidents and nothing is
done with the operator OF the ma
chine. But the police have difhc0lty
in establishing the identity of the per-
son who does not stop to render as
distance"
Mot>Yfstt Drove on.
I. In three cases in which pedestrians
were injured yesterday, according to
the police. drivers Of the automobiles
failed to sfep. One was in the case of
Mrs. Marie Adams. coiored. seventy
years old. 234 Sheridan road. Hills
dale: another involved an injury to
the third involved an injury to VIA;
ham E. MannAkee,- 36l3 New Hamp-l
Shire avenue.
/. Mrs. Adams was near her home
About 5:se o'clock in the afternoon.
when she wns knocked down and in;
jured She was given nrst aid at a.
drug store and removed to her home.
Miss Welo was crossing near Rhode
island avenue and Columbia street
about 7:30 o'clock last night, when she
was knocked down. bruised about her
body, and right arm fractured. She
was given surgical aid at Garfield
Hospital -sss
sMr. Mannakee. upon alighting from q
street car 1t 18th street and Spring
road. was struck by an automobile
ana knocked down. The driver OF
fhe automobile that knocked him
acwn, the police reported, failed to.
Stop. but the driver Of another car
stopped and took the injured man
home.
Other. Accidents.
: Irving Eppard. seven years old. 2o7
Minnesota avenue northeast, pupil at
81 Martins School North Capitol and
r streets. yesterday aftefaoon was
knocked down by an automobile near
fhe school. and both bones Of his right
ankle fractured. p. b. Forsythe. S04
New York avenue, driver of the auto
mobile. took the injured boy home.
Mrs. Elizabeth 9askins. S25 street,
vas Knocked down BY street car at
Pennsylvania avenue and 18th street
yesterday morning and slightly injured
About her head. She refused hospital
treatment. .@-~--
George T. Sinclair. A. street, mar
rowly escaped serious injury about g.
o'clock last night when his motor
cycle skidded on Anaco6t Efidse:'
The motor cycle stQ,GbAd IN front OF a
moving street car a66 was demolished,
but Sinclair managed to keep out Of
the way q car and escaped injury.