The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-25
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LIST HITS
PEAKFOR
YEAR
Crowds of Late Shoppers In
Rush for Home Increase
Traffic Hazards

Last-minute shoppers, laden down
with packages, hurrying across wet
streets, and motorists anxious 10
get home, turned Christmas eve
into an orgy of traffic accidents
in which more than twenty per-
sons were injured, and many ar
rests were made for traffic viola
tions.
This is the largest injured list
for single day this year.
One Arrested.
"TIit-and-run" motorists figured
in seven accidents, in which four
persons were injured. Police ar
rested one of them: One man was
arrested for driving while drunk.
following a collision. Another driver
after taking his victim to the hospf-
tai left without giving his name
or reporting to police.
Doctor Daniel Davis, 1911 N street
northwest, and his four-year-old son
John Davis, were slightly hurt when
they attempted to stop q motorist
who had hit them as they were
getting off car at Connecticut
avenue and " streets northwest
The motorist continued after hitting
them.
Miss Mary Jett, $3.50 Colorado
avenue northwest, a passenger In
a car which collided with another
in front of 412 Tennessee avenue
northeast, was injured. The other
car continued after hitting the car
in which she was riding. She was
treated at her home.
Chaplin King, All F street south.
west, was hit by an automobile
while he was standing on the
other side of the Highway bridge
land then left without reporting.
Runaway Driver Caught.
After a collision with a car
driven by Joseph Dunyer, 1400ta
Decatur street northwest. at Geor-
gia avenue and New Hampshire
avenue northwest, Burns Ander.
SON. OF Rockville. Nd, hurried
away from the scene without re.
porting. according to police.
Dunyer, determined that he
should not get away, followed him
with his slightly crippled car, in a
speedy chase up and down New
Hampshire avenue, Georgia ave-
nue., and nearby cross streets.
The chase ended when Anderson
collided with street car at Georgia
avenue and Princeton street north.
west, badly damaging his car and
injuring himself and his companion,
Chancellor Chaser, also OF Rock
vile. Police Of the Tenth precinct
arrested him and charged him with
colliding and leaving without max.
ing his identity known. He was
released on $500 bond.
Following an accident between a
car driven by Doctor Ernest New
conner, 2400 Sixteenth street north.
west, and horse and carriage
driven by Alexander Hillyard, col.
ored. 1926 Fifth street northwest,
at Sixteenth and M streets north
from his wagon, police arrested the
latter and charged him with driving
q horse and wagon while drunk.
Fail to Report.
A small sedan, occupied by two
white men, collided with the parked
car belonging to Martin Cudlip,
4516 Thirteenth street northwest,
at the corner of Rhode Island ave-
nue. and Lincoln road northeast,
badly damaging both cars and turn.
ing the sedan over. No one was
hurt. After righting his car, the
driver of the small sedan left with
out making his identity known.
After colliding with a car owned
by Robert e. Davidson, 10S Second
street northeast, on Pennsylvania
avenue between Second and Thru
streets southeast. the unknown
driver continued without reporting.
Another "hit-and.run" artist col.
lided with the car belonging to
William z. Schmidt, of st. Pleas
ant, parked at Portner place and
U street northwest, leaving with.
out reporting.
Others Hurt.
Others who were hurt yesterday
were:
Charles d. Reckewig, 14o7 South
Carolina avenue; Helen Lansdale,
Vendome Hotel; r. p. Montague,
l22 Second street northeast; Miss e.
Weller, 469 1 street northwest;
Patrick Reardon, 1875 Biltmore
street northwest; Howard Bernard,
226 Fourth street northeast;
Frances Cook, $50 Park road
northwest; James r. Gross, 40 X
street northwest; Raymond Wilson,
colored, 1015 New York avenue
northwest; James Bergin, Forty.
eighth and Davenport streets north
west; Lionel Allen, 3211 Sherman
avenue northwest; Daniel Faro.
1775 Lanier place northwest; Eliza
beth Wheeler, 1412 Eighth street
northwest; Frank Potter, colored.
1919 First street northwest and
James Gordon, 921 Eleventh street
northwest