Evening star., 1936-12-17
ONE DEAD, 4 HURT
IN AUTO CRASHES
Man Killed as Five Cars
Collide Near BeltSvilIe.
Policeman Injured.

Automobile accidents in the Dis
trict and nearby Maryland yesterday
brought death to a Wsshingtonian and
serious injuries to four other persons
as a steady rain blurred drivers vision
and slippery streets made traffic
treacherous.
Injured in q five-car collision on
the Washington-B Baltimore Boulevard
near Beltsville. Md, late yesterday
afternoon, Sanford Hammond, II, col
ored, of 1858 BladenSburg road north
east, died in Casualty Hospital early
today. He was the only victim Of the
accident
Linwood Agee, 35, Of 1900 Wyoming
avenue, sustained cuts on the head
and possibly skull fracture when
he was knocked down while crossing
PENNSYLVANIA avenue in the 700 block
southeast. He was taken to the
Casualty Hospital in q passing car.
Police did not hold the driver Of the
car, Karl Harich, 81, of $50 G street
southeast.
Pedestrian Injured.
Struck while walking across John
Marshall place near Pennsylvania ave-
nue., Benjamin Ruby. AZ, OF 222 Third
street, was taken to Emergency Hos
pital suffering from q fractured left
leg. several fractured ribs and possibly
skull fracture. The driver Of the
car. Frank Crawley, 90. Of 307 H street,
was booked by police for reckless driv-
ing.
Walter B. Sisson. %. of Baileys
Cross Roads, Va, and Gay OmohundrO,
40, of Farmers Fork, Va, were injured
when their car collided with a street
car operated by Ernest Shumaker, who
lives at Fifteenth and H streets. Sisson
and Omohundro suffered head injuries,
possibly conclusion OF the brain, &C
cording to reports at Casualty Hospital
The collision occurred on Benning road
near Twenty-eighth place northeast.
Officer Samuel T. Creech, %. Of the
seventh precinct traf1c squad. was
thrown from his motor cycle when it
struck one Of the steel buttons Of
safety zone on M street near Wisconsin
avenue last night while he was follow
ing q fire engine His right shoulder
was broken, and he was treated at the
polio clinic.
Five Cars in Accident.
Robina Rae 46. of 1916 Crescent
place, was taken to Emergency Hospital
last night with a fractured left leg
cuts and bruises, after she had been
knocked down by car on East Execu-
tive avenue near E street. Police listed
the driver as Elmer Lincy, 19, of l348
Twenty-Seventh street.
The fve-car accident in which
Hammond was injured involved three
trucks and two passenger automobiles.
E. w. Pulliam of Asheboro. N. c.,
said he slowed his truck to avoid
hitting q parked car. second truck.
driven by Solon Tysinger of High
Point, N. c., struck Pullism's vehicle
William ]. Haid, jr., of Baltimore,
operating a passenger automobile, was
struck by third truck which skidded
across the highway after colliding
with Tysinger'S vehicle Driver of the
third truck, State police said, was
Lonsstreet Bradford. colored, Of 65l
A street northeast, who was accom-
panied by Hammond.
All the drivers were charged with
reckless driving by State Officer Ver-
non Spicer. who also placed q charge
of illegal parking against Charles c.
Foote of Berwyn. Md, said to be the
owner of the parked car. A hearing
will be held in Hyattsville on Wednes-
day, Spicer said