Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
MANY ARE Injured
IN AUTO ACCIDENTS
Montgomery County Police
man Hurt When Forced
Into Ditch.
n stan Correspondent of The Star.

Ry a star Correspondent OF inc Star.
BETHESDA, Nd May 15-Three
automobile crashes. { spectacular chase
after a hit-and-run driver, which, re-
suited in sending the police car into
a ditch. and the placing in the hcspl-
tai Of Policeman j. B. Oldfield, gave
the Montgomery County police of both
the western and northern district sta
lions an active Gay yesterday.
Policeman Oldfield is in the George
town University Hospital, with
crushed foot, as result of his driving
a motor cycle between two cars on River
road late last night
The chase, which nearly resulted as
astrcusIy for Policemen George Wind
ham and Joseph Nolte OF the northern
district station, started yesterday after
noon at Four Corners, when car
driven bv an unknown driver collided
with one driven by George Winderich
nf the 1900 block, Harvard street. wash
inrton The two policemen, who were
MARKED at Four Corners, started alter
the hit-and-run driver over the dirt
road bordering on Prince Georges
County.
Hit Telegraph Pole.
The police had thought that the
driver OF the car they we're CHASING
tried several times to wreck them ana
cnce forced the police car INTO Tee
rraph pole. damaging one OF the WhScIS;
breaking the glass in the door ana
nearly turning it over. However inns
did not deter them from continuing Ille
chase. they reported, and they aooeo
that when the car reached Seeks cor
ne~ where the rough road began, they
smelled strong odor of liquor all along
the road from that point until the po-
lice car was forced to give up the
chase when it was driven into mud
fIIed ditch in order to prevent another
collision with a car parked on the road
size. The tags were registered IN the
nam. Of a Baltimore commercial nrm
ami he police believe them 10 De
"deed'
Tour pcrso1c were injured as result
of the collision at Colesville Yesterday
between cars driven by Mary B. Gard
ner of the 1900 b'o-l1 @ street, wash
inrtoo. and JOHN r EicDonough OF
Bsltin1ore. Each VS. required to put
I'm $3.50 collateral st the northern
district station. the former to answer
a charge of failing to give right OF way
and the latter en- charge OF operating
at A greater rate OF speed than reason
abe and proper.
Donough. hurt on the leg; Mrs. NC
Dcnough bruised about the face, end
Mr.. and Mrs. william Eney OF the 800
book of Franklin street. cut about the
les and body. Eonc OF them would
take medical treatment. The McDon-
ough car was turned over, according to
police.
Gar Overturned.
The western dis ut station reported
that a Ger driven b. Jose F. Roca OF the
1000 block Thirteenth street. Washing.
ton and owned by D. II. Craightcn OF
the $500 block Connecticut avenue, last
night was in collision with car driven
by Roland Whitehurst of the 4l00 block
Military road, on River road. Inc
Craighton car was overturned, accord
ing to police. and Craighton injured
Roca was charged with reckless arlVhg
and put UP $3.50 collateral Tor MS ap-
pearance in the Rockville Police Court
1t was while answering call on TINS
accident that Officer Oldfleld was in
iured, according to the police report
while proceeding out River road he was
approaching car coming from the OPP
posite direction and driven by capt
Ford o. Rodgers of the Marine Corps
headquarters in Washington. when car
CGlVen Qy E1cClOk ~ SOAAtAOA VA SAAS WV
block Eighteenth street, Washington
started to pass from behind the car
driven by Rodgers. Oldheld, it was
said. in attempting to stop, skidded. hit
him and fell between the two cars. He
vas taken to the hospital by George
Rowe Of the 1900 block Wisconsin ave-
nue. and Horace Darcy of the 41OC
block Ellicott street.
Both Capt. Rodgers and O'ConnoI
were charged with reckless driving, and
the former was released on his personal
bond, while the latter was required to
put up $1750 collateral.
Mrs. Florence Hauchart, 20, OF the
1400 block of Columbia road, was Sc
riously injured when the automobile In
which she was riding skidded anc
crashed into a bridge on the Defense
Highway last night. She was brought
to Casualty Hospital, where she Is re-
ported to be suffering from decorations
to the head and face and a possible
fractured skull.
Her husband Marcel Hauchart, "a, Il
said by Maryland police to have beer
the driver Of the car.
HURT NEAR ALEXANDRIA,