Evening star., 1924-12-25
FLEEING MOTOR|ST
CAUGHT BY VICTIM
Five AutoistS Run After In
juring Persons in Nu-
merous Crashes.

Among an unusually large number
OF traffic accidents for the past "a
hours there were five drivers, who,
after crashing their cars in accidents,
sped away from the scenes. Only one
was captured and arrested
The one arrest was made only
after Joseph Dunger, 1909 Decatur
street, who was injured in a colli-
sion at Georgia avenue and Rock
Creek road, gave chase to the fleeing
car. Suffering from his pain, Dunger
Pursued the car which had struck
him and overlook it after forcing it
against a street car and several
automobiles. The fleeing driver
Burns Anderson, 43, Rockville, Nd.
was arrested on numerous charges OF
violations Of the traffic regulations
Anderson and Chauncey Chaser, the
latter also a resident of Rockville
and passenger in Anderson's car
were treated at Garfield Hospital for
slight injuries.
Search is being made for the driv-
er who failed to stop after collision
with the automobile of A. A. Griest,
1921 B street northeast, in front of
412 Tennessee avenue northeast
about 11:15 o'clock last night. Miss
Mary Jett, As, $3.50 Colorado avenue.
occupant of Griests car, was severe
ly shocked. The car was badly
damaged
Car Is Overturned.
Another accident where the driver
fed. occurred at Rhode Island avenue
and Lincoln road northeast about 7
o'clock last night. The car struck
RI ra1
tin Cudlip. 4516 Thirteenth street
Three young men were in the car
that did the damage. So fotci biz
was the collision that their car was
overturned, but was quickly righted
and driven away.
Chaplin King, 33, All F street south
west, was knocked down at the
north end of the Highway Bridge by
an automobile about 12:45 O'Clock
this morning and injured. He was
taken to Emergency Hospital. King
told police he was unable to get the
license number of the car which hit
him.
Another driver who failed to stor
was reported by Robert E. Davidson
loS Second street, whose car parked
near Pennsylvania avenue and Second
street southeast, early last night was
struck and damaged
Handkerchief Frightens Motorist.
Patrick D. Riordan. 1875 Biltmor.
street. missed midnight mass at St
Thomas Church, opposite Wardmar
Park Hotel, because Of traffic accident
at Connecticut avenue and Calvert
street. Incidentally, a red bandanns
handkerchief he wore nearly gave
Leonard Block, driver of the car, ar
attack of nervous prostration,
In order to make sure of getting 6
seat at the popular midnight service
Rfordan left home shortly after II
o'clock, accompanied by members OF
his family, and was crossing at the
southeast corner of Connecticut ave.
nue. and Calvert street when his cloth.
ing caught in the automobile thai
was making turn east into Calvert
street and he was knocked down.
Rfordon's nose started bleeding,
and it was when the red handker.
chief was seen by the motorist thai
he quickly concluded it had been col.
| ored by a flow of blood from the
pedestrians head. The injured man
insisted upon continuing to church
but members Of the family with him
had the motorist take him home.
Small Boy Is Hurt.
Howard Bernard, 8, 22S Fourth
street northeast, was knocked down
at Fourth street and Maryland ave-
nue. northeast about z o'clock last
night by the automobile of F. w
Disney, 22' Second street northeast
and cut and bruised about the body
He was treated at Casualty Hospital
by DR.. Potter, who said his condition
was not serious.
An automobile owned and operated
by Moses Coleman. 1928 Brandywine e
street, knocked down Frances Cook,
IL, 529 Park road, at Eleventh and ]
streets last night about 1880 o'clock
and injured her. She went home
after receiving first aid at Emergency
Hospital.
James r. Gross, colored, Sc, 41s K
street, was knocked down by an au-
tomobile near Massachusetts, avenue
and Sixth street yesterday afternoon
and slightly hurt. James Preston,
913 I street, driver of the machine,
took him to Emergency Hospital.
While crossing at Fourteenth and
L streets last night about 1915
o'clock, Raymond Wilson, colored
1915 New York avenue, was knock ed
down by an automobile and his left
knee and right shoulder injured. He
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