Evening star., 1934-12-01
Traffic Head Urges Driver
Permits Be Suspended
Automatically.
118 LIVES LOST HERE
IN 11-M0NTH PERIOD
Director Remains Undecided ON
Violations Which Would In.
volve Suspension.

Alarmed over the number of trafic
deaths here, Traffic Director William
A. Van Duzer will ask the District
Commissioners for new regulations to
make automatic the suspension of
automobile operators permits for vio-
lation of regulations.
The death total already has reached
lib for the II months of this year
and has another month to 60 to tie
the record Of 1913 deaths in 1882.
Meanwhile, seven other persons were
injured here in the past "a hours
three of them seriously.
Mr.. Van Duzer announced his in
tention after approving the action
taken yesterday by Supt. of Polio;
Ernest w. Brown in placing four in
spectors on the street, beginning to
day. to supervise handling of trait
during rush hours.
Rules Must Be Observed.
While expressing the view that DC
lice will be able to help in reducin;
the number Of accidents, the trafi.
director declared that only through
the observance of traffic regulations"
can 1t be hoped to reduce materially
the number of traffic deaths and in
juries here.
Invariably in fatal accident SOM
one has done something wrong" h
said.
Mr. Won n,,,er .o;l =. =;
as to the violations for which therf
should be automatic suspension OF
permits. but said he has even been
considering the advisability of auto
matte suspension of a permit of an,
motorist in an accident. Details o
the whole idea, however. will hav
to be worked out, he said.
Under the present system, PERM:
are suspended or revoked usually afte
number of the more serious viola
lions OF trafhc regulations. The Of
tenders are taken before the Boar
OF Revocation and Review, which HI
jurisdiction in the cases.
Revocation Possible Now.
Through a present act the Con-
mlSsioners or their designated age,
may with or without a prior hearir
revoke or suspend an operators perm
Tor any cause which they or the
agent may deem sufficient"
The regulations to be sought by NJ,
Van Duzer would vary from tn
through providing for automatic SUI
pension of permits for certain spec
fled violations.
Those seriously hurt last night VIC
all pedestrians. one 15-year-old gir
another 11-year r-old colored boy an
the third an 81-year -old man.
The girl, Mildred Moss, 329 Rhod
Island avenue northeast. suffered serj
GUS head injuries when knocked dowI'
by an automobile near her home. A
colored man driving the car was no.
held. At Sibley Hospital X-rays are
to be taken to determine whether sh,
has skull fracture.
Automobile Skidded.
The colored boy, Frank Hood. o.
the 1900 block of Kenyon street, va
hurt when an automobile operate
by a 15-year-old colored boy skiddec,
and ran up on the sidewalk several
blocks from his home. The colored
youth driving the machine, Carl T
Jones. was being held for investiga
ton.
Daniel J. Mccarthy. 81, of 50 Sea-
ton place, said to be blind in one eye.
was injured when he reportedly
walked into the side of an automobile
near his home. At Sibley Hospital he
was reported suffering from . leg
fracture and shock.
David L. Crawley, 48, no address.
was cut and bruised when struck BY
street car at Sixth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast. Three othe.
persons received cuts and bruises in
collision at Sixteenth and Irwin
streets.