Evening star., 1936-08-08
DEATH CLA|MSS|X
VIRGINIA CRASHES
IN MARYLAND AND
Three Children Are Among
Fatalities and Ten Per.
sons Are Injured.
BOY, 10, is CRUSHED
BY LUMBER TRACTOR
Mother, Riding Running Board
of Car, Killed in Collision
at Burtonsville.

Automobile crashes in Maryland
and Virginia in the past "a hours took
the lives of three children and three
adults and injured 10 persons, 2
seriously, as the Maryland fatality toll
rose to 255 since the first of the year.
The dead:
Mrs. Edward M. Athey, 81, Of Bur-
louisville, Md.
William Riley. 10, of Berwyn, Md.
Mrs. Lillian Hoger of Cwensboro,
KY.
James Lett, z. of Baltimore
Glen Reckley, jr., 9. of Picardy Md.
Tip Duccin, colored, of Baltimore
County.
The mother of 9-month-old son,
Mrs. Athey, the former Euuice Souder
of ScaggSville, Md, died in Montgom-
cry General Hospital last night
several hours after smash-up in
front of her home She was standing
on the running board of a car driven
by her sister-in-law, Doris E. Athey,
when an auto operated by John T.
Beal of Silver Spring, Md, struck
the machine as Miss Athey turned
into driveway.
Miss Myrtle Schandler of Burtons-
vile, occupying the Beall car, suffered
broken nose and face lacerations
when she was thrown through the
windshield by the impact. Beau was
held without charge by police this
morning pending an investigation.
Tractor Kills Boy.
The Riley boy. son of Morris Riley
of Harry's Tourist Camp, was in
stantly killed when the rear wheel of d
tractor trailer, loaded with lumber.
passed over his body on the Washing
n-Baltimore Boulevard at BerWyn.
The youngster darted into the road.
turned as he saw the truck approach
ing and slipped beneath the wheels.
witnesses said. The driver, George E
Reed, of 718 Minnesota avenue south
east, was placed under 81 900 bond on
technical charge of reckless driving
Magistrate George S. Phillips said lie
would conduct an inquest August 20.
A member of the Fort Myer Mount
ed Band, Pvt. Carl C. Negley, Is, of
Duquesne, Pa, suffered a severe skull
fracture and head cuts when struck
on the RICHMOND Highway at Snake
Hill, 4 miles south of Alexandria, Va,
early today. An operation was per-
formed at Alexandria Hospital this
morning in an attempt to save his
life.
Also hurt was Mrs Samuel H. Flem-
ing, SO. 126 North Fayette street, Al
exandria, who received brain concus-
sion, shock and face cuts. Police
said Negley was struck by car oper-
ated by Samuel H Fleming, same ad
dress, who was released under $1,000
bond on a reckless driving charge.
The soldiers auto had run into the
rear of parked truck on the high
way a few minutes before F1emings
car struck him as Negley was stand
ing beside the truck. Dennis Owens.
%. of Roseborough, N. c., driver of
the truck, also was released under a
$1,000 bond on charge of obstruct-
ing traffic.
Mrs. Hoger was killed and seven
other persons were injured in crash
at Waterloo Crossroads 8 miles west
OF Warrenton, Va. Wilbur Hoger,
her 18-year-old son, suffered a frac-
tured skull, but none of the other
victims was seriously hurt
Other Persons Injured.
Other injured are: w. Bruce Hoger,
the dead woman's husband; Ann
Bruce Hoger, the couples daughter;
Mr.. and Mrs. Reid Brody and their
son. Reid, jr., also of Owensboro, and
Mrs. William Leach of Marshall, Va.
The Hogers and Brodys, travelling in
separate cars, were en- route to their
homes from Atlantic City, N j.. when
the crash occurred. The Hoger
vehicle turned over three times. Mrs.
Hoger and Mrs. Brody were sisters
Struck by an automobile in Balti-
more, the Lett boy was taken to a
hospital by the Negro driver who
failed to reveal his identity and was
the object of a city-wide police hunt
today.
Young Reckley died en- route to hos
| pital after he was struck by truck
near Oldtown, IA miles south OF Cum
berland, Md. The colored victim,
Duccin. went to sleep in the middle of
the Libertytown-Mount Pleasant. Md.
road A car driven by the Rev. Carlos
M. Dunagan, pastor of Wards Metho-
dist Episcopal Chapel, Holbrook, Md.
struck him.
FOUR HURT IN CAPITAL.