Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-21

Continued From F1rSt rage
at Fourteenth street and Rhode Island
avenue and died Friday morning, the
sixty-second traffic fatality here this
year. Evidence introduced at the in
quest showed he was struck by car
driven by Hinder and that taxicab
driven by Brown crashed into Hind
ler's machine. Hinder said he had
swerved his car to avoid striking Gal
lagher and probably would have
missed him had 1t nos been for
Browns taXicab.
The verdict automatically commits
the two men to Police Court for trial.
They face penalties of $1,000 fines or
q year in prison, or both, If convicted.
Heretofore such cases have resulted
in manslaughter findings which held
the accused to the grand jury instead
Of committing them directly to the
court for trial. A Police Court jury,
however, has the right to make
manslaughter finding, II 1t desires,
when the case comes to trial
1t was Gallagher's death, followed
within a few hours by the death of
7-year-old Ann Gutenberg, 1881 Euclid
street, that brought the drastic orders
from Police Headquarters and raised
the ire of Commissioner Hazen. The
little girl, injured near washington
Airport, died Friday afternoon.
Hazen attributed the rapidly mount
ing toll to the fact people not going
anywhere are speed crazy" He warned
the public mot to do any screaming"
If it gets caught in the current anti
reckless-driving campaign.
Offenses Are Itemized.
Browns orders specifically ordered
arrests for the following offenses:
l. Speeding.
2. Reckless or careless driving.
3. Weaving in and out of trafic.
4. Failing to keep in proper lane Of
trafic.
5. Attempting to make turns at in
tersections from the improper lane.
6. Failing to comply with trafic
signal lights.
7. Failing to comply with right-of-
way regulations at street intersections.
8. Failing to stop at stop signs.
8. Parking too close to corners so
as to obstruct the view Of approaching
trafic.
TO- Failing to make proper signal
when pulling out from curb.
II. Failing to give proper signal
when making turns.
Second Provides Latitude.
While these offenses we're specified
as the chief causes of accidents, Mai.
Brown left the second one open"
so that any variety Of careless driving
may be- halted by the police.
The order, addressed to all precinct
commanders and inspectors, follows:
Statistics show that large per-
centage Of trafic accidents are caused
by speeding and reckless operation of
motor vehicles. You will instruct the
members of your command, and es-
pecially the men assigned to motor
vehicles, to strictly enforce all trafiic
laws and regulations. especially those
regulations the violation of which
contribute to accidents, such as speed
ing, reckless and careless operation of
vehicles, weaving In and out Of traf-
nc, falling to keep in the proper lane,
especially at intersections where turns
are made from the right or left lane
Of trafic; failure to comply with traf-
&c signal lights. failing to comply
with the right-of-way regulations at
Intersections, failing to stop at stop
signs, parking too close to corners, so
as TO ohstruct the view of approach
ing traffic: failing to make proper
signal when pulling out from the curb
and failing to give proper signal when
making turns.
Commanding officers will assign
their motor cycle vehicle officers to
important thoroughfares and strictly
enforce the regulations referred to.
In ell aggravated cases the offending
motorist will be arrested and taken
to the nearest precinct or bureau"
Years Dead Now Sc.
The death toll for the year now
stands at so. just 2 fewer than the
same date year ago. The total
for 1884 was new all time high
record Of 1875.
George r. Nichols, az, OF 704 Third
street, q cab driver, was taken to
Georgetown Hospital last night with
severe conclusion and probable
fractured skull after his cab had
skidde6 into q parked car at Thirty
fourth place end Massachusetts,