Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-01
D. c. TRAFFIC TOLL
REACHED PEAK IN
SAFETY CAMPAIGN
Is Deaths, 785 Injured in 8
Weeks and 669
Previous Mark.
WEEK END IN CAPITAL
ONE OF SAFEST KNOWN
Colored Man Dies of Injuries Sus.
tanned Friday-Leesburg Won.
an Fatally Injured.

More persons we're killed and In
jured in Washington during the eight
weeks of the District Commissioners
traffic educational campaign here,
which ended Saturday, than In the
corresponding period last year or In
the weeks preceding. statistics COM
piled today revealed.
During the eight weeks, from May 5
to June 20. 16 persons were killed and
785 injured in l,724 accidents. In the
same period last year only Is were
killed and 669 injured in 1924 acct
dents During the eight weeks imme-
diately preceding the campaign only
II we're killed and 662 injured in a
total of 1873 accidents.
Meanwhile, with only one death, and
that resulting from injuries received
several days ago, and only one person
seriously injured, Washington yester-
day observed one of its safest Sundays
from a traffic standpoint. Accidents
in nearby Virginia and Maryland,
however, resulted in the death Of a
Leesburg, Va, woman and injuries to
seven other persons over the week end.
The local death yesterday was that
of Benjamin Williams. "a, colored,
Of the 900 block of Fourth street
southwest, injured Friday when run
over by truck under which he was
asleep at Tenth and E streets south
west. The driver Julian Matthias, %,
of Miami Fla. was allowed by police
to continue on South after he had
said he would return here later.
Matthias told police he did not know
the man was under the truck.
Leesburg Woman Dies.
Mrs Frances Goodrich, go. of Lees
burg, Va. died yesterday in Loudoun
County Hospital from injuries re-
ceived Saturday night when the auto
mobile in which she was riding
crashed into a truck at a road turn
near Purcellville, Va. r. F. Robey,
driver of the automobile, escaped with
minor injuries. David Brant. the
truck driver, was held for questioning.
Mrs. Goodrich was the wife Of Charles
L. Goodrich, retired employe Of the
Department of Agriculture.
Two Washington accidents yester-
day resulted in police action. In one
of them David Harris, 20. of 1903 Bilt-
more street. pedestrian, received
serious head injuries when dragged
through three hedges, according to
police, after being run down at Nine
tenth and S streets. by one of two
automobiles which were in collision
at the intersection.
William R. Cook. "A, colored, of the
5000 block of Eleventh street. driver
of one of the automobiles. was ar
rested on a charge of reckless driving.
Alton Hughes, "a, colored, of the
1900 block of Wallach place, was
driver of the other car, police said
Harris was taken to Emergency Hos
pital.
In another local accident, jamie
Harris, 40, colored, received head in
juries when the automobile in which
she was riding was struck by a
machine operated by an alleged hit
and-run driver at First and F. streets.
She was treated at Casualty Hospital
Last night, Mrs. George C. Thorpe,
chairman of the local Women's Safety
Committee of the American Auto
mobile Association, in a radio ad-
dress told of the work of the COM
mittee, and urged continued co-opera-
ton from the citizens in promoting
safety.