Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-19
WEEK END TRAFFIC
INJURIES FOURTEEN
D. {. Death Toll Reaches 40
as Wagon Driver, Hurt
April 10, Dies.

Fourteen persons were injured, f1ve
seriously, in trafic accidents in the
District and nearby Maryland and
Virginia over the week end. Meantime,
the local traffic toll for the year was
increased to 40-nine more than for
the same period in l936-with the
death Of a man injured In 4 freak
ulshap April 10.
William Kettle, 81, oolored, 1924 Ana
costa road northeast, died in Casualty
Hospital yesterday Of q fractured skull,
rsceived when he was thrown from his
wagon seat as his horse slipped and
tell on Benning road northeast.
-Four persons were injured at Twen-
ty-second and M streets Is they stood
In front Of car discussing a minor
collision when another automobile
crashed into the standing vehicle,
pushing 1t against them.
., Driver Is Arrested.
1.-The most seriously injured was Moe
Morgan, 48, Of 1108 Ninth street.
whose back possibly was fractured. The
other victims, all Of whom were taken
70 Emergency Hospital, included Will
liam Howard, so, of 1891 Military
road, fractured left knee; William
Carruther, ~, University Of Virginia,
hip injury; and Philip s. Ball, jr., 81,
Annapolis, Nd, leg hurts and brain
conclusion.
. James P. Croker, 30, Of 1905 Twen-
C-second street, driver Of the colliding
machine, was arrested and charged
with reckless driving, defective brakes
and defective windshield wiper. He
vas released on $500 bond Police
did not ascertain the drivers Of the
other involved automobiles.
-. Mrs. Annie M. Corder, IS, of a24s
N street received severe head cuts IN
q collision at Hardwood road and
Michigan avenue between cars op-
Grated by Earl N. Ritenour, II, Of 1912
Longfellof street and William F. Wag-
ner. IT,, II, Of Hyattsville, Md.
Mrs. Corridor was . passenger in
Ritenour,s car, as was Miss Elizabeth
Motley, "a, OF 145l Park road, secre-
tary to Police Chief Ernest w. Brown,
who was only slightly injured. Mrs.
Florence @. Motley, IS, mother of
Elizabeth, also = passenger, was not
injured. Mrs. Corder is Mrs. Motley's
mother.
Mrs. Virginia L. Wagner, II, and
William F. Wagner, &c. wife and son
OF the other driver, received only
bruises.
William K. Butler A, Of 1920 Sixth
street northeast, possibly had his skull
fractured when struck by . Capital
Transit Co. bus, operated by Frank
c. Moore, Hyattsville, at Fourth street
and Rhode Island avenue, He was
taken to Casualty.
Others Injured.
Serious head injuries were sustained
by Mabel Dunlop, "a. colored, 1914
r street, when she Was struck by an
automobile while crossing at Sixteenth
and r streets. She was taken to
George Washington Hospital.
Wayne Hall, 70, and his wife, Mary
B., ~, of TIT Seventeenth street
southeast, were taken to Casualty
from An accident near Laurel, Md.
Hall was treated for severe head cuts
and his wife for broken left arm.
Miss Billy Patterson, 2032 Belmont
road, and Miss Katherine Miller, rs,
same address, were injured yesterday
when their car was struck by another
near rails Church, Va, as they turned
Into the main highway from a side
road. Miss Patterson remained in
Georgetown Hospital today for treat
ment of internal injuries. Miss Miller
suffered the loss of several teeth and
cuts and bruises.