The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-03
Snow andSleet .AddtoHazards of fAutoDrivers
Numerous Accidents Re- ported to Police; Sev-
 eraI Arrests

eral Arrests
 Wintry weather, that brought with 1t the worst travelling conditions of the season, prevailed as Water bury celebrated the holiday week. end. Snow that fell to the depth of several inches New Years Eve was followed Saturday by sleet and ice storm that turned streets and highways into glassy, slippery sur faces. Thaw yesterday was followed by freezing weather again last night adding to teh woes of motorists and pedestrians.
 No Fatalities
 There were numerous accidents, but no fatalities were recorded des- pite the hazardous going. Police arrested several alleged hit-and-run drivers, and made a number of other arrests for violation of the motor vehicle laws. Cars were stranded by the dozen over the weekend, with many streets and highways completely impossible to traffic. Several persons were injured in falls on icy sidewalks Saturday night and yesterday, but none ser iously.
 Charges of evasion of responsi- bility and reckless driving were placed against Oscar Dupont, 34, of 95 Buckingham street, after he al- legedly failed to stop after his car struck bus at East Main street and Meliden road Saturday after noon. Passengers in the bus, which was owned by Ire North Easta Transportation Co.,, were not injured. Dupont was arrested by Lieut. Detective William Foley and Sergt. Charles McWeeney after 8 short chase.
 Evasion Charged
 Emery Molleur, 38, of 39 Madison street, was charged with skip driving after an accident Saturday night. | Police claimed that Molleur'S car sideswiped a car operated by John Scozzafava, of Meadow street, at South Main and Union streets. Mol 1 leur, 1t is alleged, failed to stop, and was captured only when his car ran into a parked automobile a block away. Hhe parked car, standing in front of the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, was owned by Mrs. Antoin- cite Donais, of 128 Meriline avenue, Molleur was arrested by Motor Patrolmen Walter Overton and Ed ward Hayes.
 Another coasting accident was added to the local list yesterday when Daniel Vendetti, IA, of 394 Baldwin street, suffered fractured leg when his sled ran into moving automobile on River street. The car was driven by Edmund Skowron- ski, "A, of 49 Golden Hill street, Union City. Motor Patrolman Thomas Phelan, who investigated reported that another lad riding on the sled, John Walesky, 2, of Gal livan street, was thrown clear by the impact and escaped injury.
 Nose Fractured
 Anna Margowitt, 20, of 146 Grove street, New Britain, was admitted to St. Mary's hospital at 3 a. m. Saturday after suffering a nose fracture and number of lacerations in an auto crash.
 Aurelis Domingo, 55, of 318 South Main street, sustained laceration of the lip Saturday morning when struck by a car on South Main street. The vehicle was driven by John M. Joes, of 1886 Lamont street, Washington, D. c.
 An icy highway was blamed for a crash ealy last night on the Middle bury road. A car driven by Mrs Mable Manzy, 31, of Long Beach, Calif., skidded on the roadway and turned about face, then was struck by a car driven by Charles Wood ward, 22 of Washington, Conn. Both cars were badly damaged. While police were sent at the scene, two other cars skidded in almost exactly the same spot but were not damaged.
 In Wolcott Sunday morning AL bert Passinelli, North Main street, Waterbury, was arrested by Con- stable Howard Kraft after his car ran into two machines which had been involved in minor accident.
 Walks Into Car
 Joseph Daddona. 39, of 610 South Main street, was arrested last night after he had suffered slight in- juries when he walked into the side of a car on East Main street. He was treated at St. Mary's hospital for cuts and bruises, then taken to police headquarters. The car was driven by John Code, of Mitchell avenue, Cheshire.
 Leonard Ferrara, 12, of B Sumac street, was treated at St. Mary's Hospital Friday for injuries sus- tained in a coaSting accident. The boys sled ran into a car operated by Charles Shepard, of 375 Water vile street. The youngster suffered only facial decorations.
 Collision
 A collision Friday night on Chase Parkway brought about the arrest of Waldron H. Roy, 31, of Wooster street, Naugatuck, on a charge of reckless driving. Roy's car collided with an automobile driven by Her man Scarborough, of Albion, N. Y.
 Three youths escaped with slight injuries when their car struck telephone pole on North Elm street Friday night. Theated at Water bury Hospital for cuts and bruises were Frank Devino, 21, of 209 Orange street, the driver; Louis | v T.