New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
TRUCKS CRASH ON
 BURRITT ST. HILL
Driver Applies Brakes, Which
 Skid on Wet Highway

Warren Hamilton, 2S, of 3 Town ley street. Hartford, sustained an in jury 10 his back in an accident about S:30 this morning on Burritt street. He was driving truck owned by the John Educator Food Co. of 100 Sid hey street, Cambridge, Mass, down the Burritt street hill and a truck owned by Barando Panella of TIT Eurritt street was being lowed away by a wrecker. Hamilton applied his brakes and tried to avoid a colli- sion but his machine struck the other truck, damaging both.
 Officer Delbert Veley learned that the Panella truck, driven by William | II. Robinson of 116 Belden street, | had skidded on the wet roadway and swerved onto the sidewalk in front of 213 Burritt street about ' o'clock this morning, turning over on its side. It was being removed for re- pairs when the Hamilton truck crashed into it.
 Dr. Joseph Matteis advised Hamil- i ton to have an N-ray examination made of his back to determine the extent of his injury. Officer Thomas c. Dolan assisted in the investiga- tion. No arrests were made.
 Applies Brakes, Overturns An automobile owned and driven l by John Sarnosa of 673 Burritt street turned over when the driver applied the brakes going down Miller street hill last evening. A woman who witnessed the accident fainted and the police were called, only to find that Sarnosa had righted the car, which was damaged about the top and windshield.
 Driving away holding the spokes of the steering wheel, the rim hay ing been knocked off in the accident, Sarnosa assured Officers Brophy and McEyoy he was not injured.
 Two at Same Intersection
 Cars driven by Horace B. Butler of 15 Hurlburt street and Adelacd Thebault of A Clark street collidel at the intersection of Spring and Winter streets, causing slight dam age. and a little later cars driven by Anthony Blanko of 55 Spring street and Mary Kolodney of 1537 Stanley street crashed at the same intersec- ton. yesterday. Blanko accused the other driver of speeding, but no ar rests were made.
 At the corner of Hartford avenue and East Main street yesterday cars driven by John F. Wright of 109 Winthrop street and Helen Gulbin of 47 Austin street collided, damaging both machines but iniuring neither driver. Damage to the front axle of Wrights car necessitated towing the machine away for repairs.
 Officer Delbert Neley reported that Wright was making left turn from East Main street into Hartford avenue and the Gulbin car was go- ing west on East Main street, Wright claimed he stopped his car before it was struck but Miss Gulbin claimed her car had been brought 10 a stop and Wright's car crashed into lt.
 Refuses to Show License
 Alvesi Moscatelli of 157 Oak street reported at police headquarters about 12 o'clock last night that the driver of a sedan appeared 10 have been drinking and refused to show lis license and certificate of regis tration after his car had caused damage to the front lenders of Mos Catelli's car while it was parked or Lawlor street.
 Moscatelli said he heard the crash and came out as the other driver was came out as the other driver was about to leave. The registration number of the offending car was checked up and Officer William IO'Day went 10 323 Park street seek. ing Anthony Sroka, only to find tha;