Evening star., 1937-09-21
GIRL IS KILLED
IN AUTO CRASH
Miss Peggy Sauer Is Victim.
Injuries in Laurel Accident
Fatal to Man.

Miss Peggy Sauer, l8. of 1882 o
street was instantly killed today when
an automobile in which she was riding
collided with another car at a cross
roads on the Rockville pike estate of
John F. Wilkins.
A few hours earlier Holmes Heber-
stine, So, of 1876 c street southeast
died in Providence Hospital of in
juries received Sunday in an auto
mobile smash-up at Laurel, Md. His
death was the seventh in week end
traffic accidents in the Washington
area and the second resulting from
the Laurel wreck.
Miss Sauer, daughter of John Sauer,
chauffeur for Wilkins. was a passeng ar
in an automobile driven by John S.
Imirick, 81, of 1873 Meridian place.
On private road leading from the
estate to the Rockville pike, Imlrick' s
car collided with an automobile driven
by M. G. Coplen, Rockville nursery
proprietor, who was en- route to his
greenhouse adjoining the wilkins
estate. Imirick was charged with
manslaughter at Rockville and re-
leased under bond.
MISS Sauer was pronounced dead
on arrival at Georgetown Hospital.
1mirick received only minor cuts about
the face. Coplen was uninjured.
Dies in Hospital.
Mrs. Joan Darby, "a, of the 22O0
block OF Twentieth street died yester-
day in Providence Hospital. She was
injured when the car in which she was
riding with Helberstine and four other
persons crashed into a tree after fall
Ing to make a turn. Helberstine' s
son, Francis Helberstine, 10: Mrs
Nellie Wheeler, As, of Laurel and her
two children were hurt less seriously
Two boys and girl, all on their
way to school, were the chief victims
in mishaps occurring yesterday in and
around Washington.
Girl, :, Is Injured.
Ruth Glowka. 7, of Avenel road,
near Silver Spring, Md, suffered a
broken jaw, fractured legs and dis
located shoulders when struck by an
automobile operated by Mrs. Mar
garet S. Jansky, 1920 Tilden street,
Mrs. Jansky said the child walked into
the path OF her car from behind a
parked machine.
The girls condition was reported
serious today at Washington SAM
tarium. Takoma Park, Md.
The other child victim was Thomas
keeting, 9, Moore avenue. Hyattsville,
Md. Police said he was hit by an
automobile driven by William D. Hall,
also of Hyattsville, as he crossed the
street in front of his home, also on
his way to school, He was treated at
washington Sanitarium for cuts and
bruises.
Bicyclist Is Hurt.
Styles Woodruff, is, of 5141a K
street northeast, was on his bicycle
turning from K street into Third
street northeast, when he collided with
car driven, police said, by James L.
Mann, 68, of 43 Randolph place.
Randolph said he saw the boy turning
against a red light and stopped his
car before it was struck by the bicycle
Woodruff's condition was reported
undetermined at Casualty Hospital
where he was under treatment for an
injury to his right chest.
Other victims of accidents yester-
day and last night were William B
Boyd, 40, Arlington, Va, treated at
Providence for facial wounds suffered
when his car overturned on the Lees
burg pike, between Falls Church and
Alexandria, and Minnie P. Wanna
maker, 80. colored, 5055 S street south
east. hurt when the car in which she
was riding collided with street car
at Division avenue and Foote street.