Evening star., 1939-11-25
|2Women Die
From Traffic
Injuries
Districts Death
Toll During Year
Rises to II

Two pedestrians died in local hos
pitfalls early today of injuries re-
ceived in traffic accidents, one oc-
curing within the boundaries of
the District to advance the city's
1899 traffic toll to IT.
Run down by an automobile last
night while crossing from curb at
Georgia avenue and Kennedy street
NV. to a street car safety zone,
Georgia johnson, 80. colored 164l
Sixth street NV, died at Emergency
Hospital after treatment for a COM
pound fracture of her left leg,
broken hip and spine fracture.
Sixth precinct police originally
charged the driver, Alonzo Gillian,
27, colored, chauffeur at 2l8 Jones
Bridge road, Chevy Chase, Md, with
reckless driving, but following the
victims death, held him for action
of coroner's jury.
The 1889 traffic death total re-
mained three below last years num-
Der for the same period.
HyattsviIle Woman Dies.
The other death was that of Miss
Helen Rice, Al, of 454 Cecil avenue,
Hyattsville, Md, who was struck on
Baltimore Boulevard in Riverdale
Wednesday. She died in Providence
Hospital, where she was treated for
a brain conclusion and multiple
Prince Georges County police said
the driver Of the car which struck
Miss Rice was Laure Brickerhoff of
University Park, Md.
Charles r. Jordan, %, 3726
Eighteenth street North, Arlington,
Va. suffered possible fractured
skull and fracture of the right arm
this morning on Route 2Il near
Chimney Villa, Va.
According to Sheriff E. P. Kirby of
Fairfax, Mr.. Jordan's car struck a
concrete culvert and overturned in
small stream. Mr.. Jordan was
thrown into a ditch nearby. He was
taken to Georgetown Hospital by a
passing motorist.
Driver Injured Slightly.
Albert H. Friese, As, of Catonsville
Md. was slightly injured today when
the Maryland State Roads Commits
sion automobile he was driving was
in collision with two other cars on
the Baltimore boulevard near Rushe
road in University Park, Md.
Mr.. Friese, Prince Georges County
police said, received cuts on the face
but was allowed to 60 home follow
ing treatment by private physician
Police said the drivers of the other
cars were George r. Davis, 81, and
William Frank Little. 10, both OF
Hyattsville. Police said Mr.. Davis
car was parked along the road and
that the other two machines COL
lided with it. Neither Mr.. Davis nor
Mr. Little was injured.
Meanwhile 5-year-old William
Thomas, 2602 L street NV, who
ran into the side of an Army truck
in the 1000 block of Twenty-sixth
street NV. late yesterday, accord
ing to police, was in a fair con-
dition today at Emergency with a
compound leg fracture, broken COL
larbone and multiple abrasions.
Three-Car Collision.
A three-car collision at Rhode
Island and Florida avenues NV
resulted in severe head injuries for
Chester Roark, 81, of Greenbelt. Md.
operator of a truck involved in the
crash.
Police said Mr.. Roark drove his
machine through a stop light and
collided with sedan, which, in
turn, smashed into another car
The others escaped injury. Mr.
Roark was admitted to Sibley Hos
pital with deep cuts on his face
and forehead and conclusion.
Repeatedly running into the
street from between parked cars
Helen Kane, IL, of SO Rhode Islanc
avenue NV, was struck by an au-
tomobile and taken to Sibley with
a fractured left shoulder and rih
injuries. She was allowed to return
home after treatment.