Evening star., 1939-12-22
Toll Rises 10 81
As Traffic Kills
; More Persons
Truck Driver, n,
Dies When Vehicle
Crashes Parked Car

A youthful driver was killed in
stantly early today in truck crash
on Benning road NE, and an 30
year-old accident victim injured
Saturday died at Georgetown Hos
pital A third traffic death was re-
ported overnight.
A truck careened off Benning road
in the 5000 block, crashed into a
parked car and overturned. result
ing in death for the driver, Clarence
j. Lewis, %, colored, 1918 H street
NV, and injuries to woman pas
senger.
Police said the truck was tele-
scoped when it smashed into a car
parked in a driveway. The force
of the crash sent the driverless ma
chine through hedge 80 feet from
the roadway.
The driver was pronounced dead
at the scene, and the passenger,
Lillian Harris, %, colored, 1909 Ver-
mont avenue NV, was treated at
Casualty Hospital for severe cuts on
her face, head and hands.
Arlington Man Dies.
The octogenarian, H. F. Townley
of 4714 Washington boulevard, Ar
lington, Va, died of injuries received
when he was struck by an auto
mobile near his home Saturday
Police said the car which struck
Mr.. Townley was operated by Brox-
ton Good of Arlington, who was re-
leased under bond pending a hearing
in Arlington County Court Decem-
Der 80.
Injuries received when his auto
mobile smashed into a streetcar on
the Baltimore boulevard near Belts
vile, Md, yesterday proved fatal
for John R. Massie. SIS, of Char
lottesville, Va. He died several hours
after the accident at Casualty, where
his wife was admitted in an unde-
termined condition.
The colored youths death was the
82d traffic fatality in the District
for the year, as compared with Sc
for the same period in 1888. Police
noted today that the remaining days
in 1888 passed without fatality.
10 Others Injured.
At least 10 other persons we're in
jured, three possibly seriously, in ac-
cidents last night and early today.
Joseph E. Buckley, II, of 1928
Shannon place Sc. was treated at
Providence Hospital for hysteria,
shock and injuries to both legs when
the automobile he was driving over
turned near Reds Corner. Md, after
striking soft shoulder. A COM
panion, Ray Gregory, II, of Arling-
ton, Va, was treated for minor face
injuries.
Struck by a taxicab early today on
Benning road NE. near the viaduct,
Charles Scrivener, so, colored, so O
street NV, was admitted to Casual
ty Hospital with a leg injury and
broken shoulder. His condition was
described as undetermined
Police said the driver of the cab
was Edward A. Armstrong, %, of
1916 Kenilworth avenue NE.
Suffers Skull Injuries.
Doctors at Casualty said. Eugene
Mills. "a, colored. At K street NE,
struck by an automobile in the first
block of H street NE, suffered
skull injuries. He also was treated
for cuts and bruises on his face and
body.
William Handy, 10, of 2l2 Fiji
teenth street NE, received severe
face cuts when rear tire of an au-
tomobile in which he was a pas
senger blew out, causing the car to
crash into a fire hydrant at Good
Hope road and Seventeenth street
Sc. The youth was treated at
Providence.
investigators said the car was
operated by William F. Leftwich,
18, of 1416 Young street Sc, who
escaped injury.
Five Injured in Crash.
Five persons were injured in a
head-on collision between two cars
on the Fort Hunt road just outside
Alexandria, Va, last night. All
were admitted to Alexandria Hos
pital for treatment.
Alexandria police said a report of
the accident was made by State
officials and they had no details of
the accident.
Those injured included John c.
Hoff, 81, and Edward Middleton, 20,
both of Quaker lane, Alexandria,
who were returning home from the
University of Virginia for the holi-
days. Occupants of the second car
were listed as George E. Feagans.
Everett Feagans. II, and Elyin