Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-03
ONE DEAD, 12HURT
IN TRAFFIC CRASHES
8 Injured Persons Reported
in Serious Condition--Driver
Held for Investigation.

One man is dead and IL persons are
suffering from injuries received in traf-
nc accidents yesterday. Three of those
hurt are reported to be In q serious con-
dition.
Alfred Crawley, IS years old, colored,
OF 1918 Second street southwest, was
Killed and four companions were in
lured when an automobile In which
they were riding struck a curbing at
wisconsin avenue and Veazey street
and overturned five times.
CraWIey was pronounced dead at GAL
linger Hospital, while the other occiI-
pants OF the car were treated at the
Georgetown Hospital. They are Clar-
ence Lee, 20, colored, of Il3 K street
southwest; Alfred B. Curtis, %, colored.
OF 2816 Q street, who Is said by police
to be the driver of the car, and who is
being held for investigation: Beulah
Lewis, 18, colored, of S13 Second street
southwest and Louise Ball, 81, colored.
Of Is N street southwest.
Driver Accused Of Speeding.
Police were told the car was speeding
at approximately so miles an hour when
the driver apparently lost control.
Two Maryland men were hurt in a
collision at Illinois avenue and Decatur
street when an automobile driven bv
Charles Peter of $40 Thayer avenue.
Silver Spring, Md, collided with a car
operated by Nathan Rubin of 47I3
Kansas avenue.
Joseph Treat, 48 years old, of Layhill.
Md, is at Walter Reed Hospital with
possible fractured skull, while Paul
BOWS, "a, OF Silver Spring Md, sus-
tained cuts and bruises and also was
treated at Walter Reed. Both men were
riding in the machine driven by Peter.
The two drivers escaped injury.
Running from behind a parked car
on Seventeenth near Swan street, Irv-
ing Hunt, 6 years old, colored, of 1913
swan street was struck and probably
seriously hurt by an automobile re-
ported operated by Raymond S. Martie
OF 1920 Trinidad avenue northeast.
Car Crashes Into Trolley Pole.
Raymond r. Briggs, 80, of Gathers
burg, Md, received cuts above the eyes
last night when car, driven by James
e. Briggs of 11l3 M street, crashed
into trolley pole In the 900 block of
Monroe street northeast, hurting him
from the car.
Wallace Thompson, 2S, colored, of SO
Myrtle avenue northeast, was treated
at Casualty Hospital for possible frac-
ture Of the right hand and bruises
OF the right leg after an automobile,
driven by Robert Gladen Of 100 Shots
alley northeast, struck him.
John Bilko, %, of Baltimore suffered
decorations Of the scalp and bruises of
the right hand and leg when a car, op-
Grated by Jack l.. Danove Of COL Seward
square southeast, struck him. Danove
was arrested by ninth precint police
for driving an automobile with bad
brakes.
Arrest Made for Reckless Driving.
William C. Landman. 80, of 1929
Brothers place southeast was arrested
by police of No. precinct for reckless
driving last night after his machine
struck an automobile driven by Albert
Barton of 1104 Third street southwest
and sent Barton's car crashing into q
patrol box at Third and M streets.
Landman was arrested after receiving
medical aid at Providence Hospital.
Edna Umbles, %, colored, of Al
Hanover street was bruised on the right
knee when an automobile driven by
Joseph Murphy of 50 l. street struck
her at the intersection of Fifth street
and Florida avenue. The woman was
treated at Freedmen's Hospital.