Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-26
4 ARE INJURED
IN AUTO CRASHES
Woman, SO, Is Near Death
in Hospital as Result
of Collision.

Fourteen persons were injured, three
seriously. in series Of automobile &C.
cidentS In the District and nearby
suburbs over the week end and today
Mrs. Caroline Zoller, SO years old, of
281O Thirtieth street southeast, is near
death at Casualty Hospital as the re-
suit OF q head-on collision between two
automobiles near Clinton, Md, yester-
day morning. She Is suffering from a
possible fractured skull, possible internal
injuries and decorations Of the head and
scalp. Mrs. Edward H. zoller, 40, her
daughter-in-law, Of the same address,
received decorations over the left eye In
the crash.
The two women were riding in an
automobile driven by Edward Zoller,
of the Thirtieth street address, when
the car was struck head-on by another
machine driven by Burger G. Boyd, 40
years old, of Thirteenth street near c
street southwest. Boyd Is said to have
driven away after the accident and was
apprehended after two-mile chase by
State Policeman Booker. He Is being
held at the Marlboro Jail on charges
Of driving while intoxicated and leaving
the scene Of a collision.
Miss Rozella Slaughter, 25-year-old
Department Of Agriculture clerk, who
lives at 1705 Lanier place, received a
possible fracture of the skull in an &C
cident several miles from the District
line on the Wheeler road, early yester-
day morning. She was taken to Cas-
ualty Hospital, where her condition is
said to be serious.
Steering Gear IL Blamed.
A defective steering gear on the au-
tomobile of E. L. Jeffers, 80 years old
aIH
Is believed to have caused the machine
to leave the road and strike q tree
stump. Jeffers, who received lacera-
tons to the face. and Miss Slaughter,
were taken to the hospital In the auto
mobile Of Miss Justine Crosser, daugh-
ter Of Representative Crosser Of Ohio
who was on her way home from q
dance which the injured couple are said
to have attended.
In head-on collision near st. Eliza
beths Hospital, George l.. Goodenough,
II years old, OF 466 Z street southeast
received o possible fractured skull and
decorations to the scalp. He was re-
moved to Casualty Hospital, where his
condition was said to be serious. The
car In which Goodenough was o pas
senger crashed into a telephone pole.
John A. McClain of 36 U street re-
celved injuries to his left hand and face
when the automobile which he was
driving collided with one driven by
Ernest H. Abt, 1922 Ogden street, on
seventeenth street. near s street, late
yesterday afternoon. McClain's wife
and child, who were with him at the
tlme OF the accident, were uninjured.
Frank Botazza, 40 years old, Of 41O
Seventh street, received injuries to his
left leg and shoulder when knocked
down while crossing the street by an
automobile driven by Albert Woodward,
% years old, of 1921 Kilbourne place.
The accident occurred at the intersec-
ton OF Fourteenth and Irving streets
BoCazN was taken to Garfield Hospital
in WoodwardS machine.
In collision between the automobiles
OF Milton H. Wills, 81 years old, of 1889
I street southeast, and J. E. Saunders,
colored, rs years old, of 236 Fifty
Saunders, 80 years old. colored and
Ralph Saunders, years old, colored,
were injured. Mrs. Saunders was treat
ed at Casualty Hospital for shock and
bruises and the boy for cuts to the head
and hands.
Clifton P. Pollard Of 1899 U street
was the driver of a machine which COL
llded with a street car at Seventh and
T streets yesterday afternoon, but es-
CdpSu INJURY.
Sailor IL Injured.
Harold Tibbetts, 19-year-old sailor
attached to Eagle Boat IS at the WASH
ington Navy Yard, was injured seriously
when an automobile in which he was
riding with Francis Brady, 20, of 1922
Eighth street northeast, at the wheel,
overturned near Mount Zion, Md.
T1bbettS and Brady were brought to
Providence Hospital. where the former
was treated for a fractured lower law
and a possible fracture of the skull.
Brady escaped with minor decorations.
A passing motorist, George Lands of
2444 Monroe street northeast, drove
Brady and TibbetS to the hospital.
Attendants at Emergency Hospital
said today that Eugene Travis, Mem
phis newspaperman, injured In an auto
mobile accident Saturday, was tmprov-
Ing.
Serious head injuries were received
by Clayton Duckett, colored, 80 years
old, OF Townsend, Md, last night when
4 machine he was driving collided with
another car at Waldorf, Md. He was
brought to Providence Hospital and
treated for a possible skull fracture.
His condition b reported to be unde-
termined
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