The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-29
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TRAFFIC
Detective Chief Appeals to
Citizens to Report Cars That
Flee After Accidents

Appealing to citizens Of Wash
ington to report license numbers
of cars which strike pedestrians
and fail to stop, Inspector Cliff
ford L. Grant, chief Of detectives,
in a statement today, pointed out
that while detectives are working
on all the traffic deaths which
have occurred since Halloween,
only one Of the lawbreakers has
been apprehended.
Inspector Grant feels that there
must have been witnesses to each
one Of the accidents, and for some
reason, they are concealing the num-
bers Of the cars. He wants to make
1t plain that any information given
which will lead Ito the detection OF
culprits will be confidential
Detective Brodie, Of headquarters,
was detailed by Inspector Grant to
investigate the latest of the ''hit
EN- and run" autoists. who hit and
seriously wounded Leonard Stevens,
at Connecticut avenue and Legation
street last night.
Another auto maniac struck A Pc
dcstTian early this morning and
left him lying injured on the street,
while he sped away from the scene
without rendering aid or reporting
to police. The man who was HIT,
Leonard Stevens, S15 Fifth street
northeast, is in Emergency Hospital
with a probable fracture OF the
skull and suffering from shock.
Stevens was left the same way
rlany others have been during the
past month. In that period of time,
five persons have been left dying
on the streets Of Washington by
speeding motorists.
Stevens was crossing Connecticut
avenue. near Legation street, in
Chevy Chase, D. c., when he was
hit by a car going south on Con-
necticut avenue. He was picked up
short time later by John Merritt,
rs Grafton street, Chevy Chase, Nd,
and taken to Emergency Hospital
In Merritt's car.
Car Speeding, Witnesses Say.
Witnesses who saw the accident
declare that the car which struck
Stevens was going at an excessive
rate Of speed when it hit him, and
that after striking him, put on
| more speed and disappeared up a
side street.
Stevens told police he was stand
Ing in the street waiting for a
street car when he was hit Wit
nesses declare that the car did not
blow any horn, nor in any way warn
the man that it was coming.
Two Others Speed Away.
In two other accidents within
the past twenty-four hours, motor.
ists have continued on their way
without reporting accidents. No
one was injured in the other cases,
however.
A car belonging to Floyd Tru.
scott, 1910 Rhode Island avenue
northeast, parked in front of his
house, was struck by a motorIst
III car, the license number and
the make of which are unknown.
He came to the door Of his home
after the crash, just in time to see
the culprit speeding down the
| street.
Police are looking for a third
reckless driver, who hit an auto.
mobile belonging to the Washing
ton Monotype Company, which was
parked on e street between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets northwest
The driver in this case. as in the
others, sped away without report
ing.
Two other persons were injured
in traffic accidents yesterday.
While crossing the street at
Fourteenth and L streets north.
west, Mrs. Smoot, seventy, 1887
Clifton street northwest, became
frightened at the approach of an
automobile and fell down. She
was not hurt and went on her
way.
Pauline Finnotti, six, 1918 Thir.
teenth street southeast, was run.
ming across Good Hope road south.
east, near Fourteenth street, when
she was hit by an automobile. She
was treated at Providence Hospital
for fracture of the left leg.
John Mccoy, colored, 239 Virginia
avenue. southwest, was hit by an
automobile while crossing Sixth
street at r southwest. He was re.
moved to Emergency Hospital and
treated for slight bruises.