Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-10
One Dies, Il Injured
In Traffic: Accidents
Here and Nearby
Four Narrowly Escape
Death as Auto Catches
Fire After Crash

One person was killed and % 9TH
ers were injured yesterday and last
night in traffic accidents in the Dis
trict and nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia.
The man killed was tentatively
identified by Fairfax County (VaD
police as Richard ,Newland of Airing
ton County and was believed to be
about 18 years of age.
The accident occurred on the Lee
highway at Legato about halfway
between Camp Washington and Cen
terville. police said.
John Bowman, %, of 1920 North
Fifth street, Arlington. who was rid
ing in a light truck with the vic
tim, said the truck struck culvert
and turned over.
Auto Catches Fire.
Four persons narrowly escaped
death on U. S. Highway No l about
2 miles south of Alexandria when
the car in which they we're riding
caught fire after being struck by an
other automobile. PaSsersby helped
to remove them from the machine
as flames starting around the en-
CINE were spreading to the interior.
Dorothy Taylor of Wawenton,
Va, one of the passengers, is be-
ing treated at the Alexandria Hos
pital for leg burns. Her parents,
Mr. and Mrs R. M. Taylor, were
treated for bruises. while her sis
ter, Evelyn, was treated for shock.
Mr.. Taylors condition necessitated
his remaining in the hospital
Hosie Hester, colored, of Ali Del
aware avenue S.W.. the driver of
the second machine, and the pas
sengers in his car, Joe Lawry, COL
ored, of 100 F street NV. and
Joseph Armstrong, colored, of 300 E
street S.W.. sustained cuts and we're
admitted to the hospital.
The Taylor car was destroyed be-
fore fire apparatus was able to ex-
tinguish the blaze.
Four-Car Collision.
Six persons were treated by DR..
John E. Warren of Laurel, Md, for
injuries received in a four-car COLI
sion on the Washington-Balt
boulevard near Laurel.
Those treated included Mrs. Edna
Wilson. %, Of Baltimore, William
A. Sewell, jr., and Miss Virginia
Shaw, both of Baltimore; Roger
Thomas, %, of Bradbury Heights,
Md, Dr. Calvin B. LIE Compile,
Freedmen's Hospital physician, cuts,
and E. Herbert Wilson.
According to Maryland State
police, the accident occurred when
an automobile driven by Mr.. Sewell
crossed the center line of the high
way and collided with a car driven
by William S. Quine of 5510 Eighth
street NV. A car driven by Miss
Susan E. Freeman, nurse at Freed
mans Hospital struck Mr.. Quine's
car and in turn was struck from
the rear by the automobile driven
by Dr. LIE Compile
Mr. Sewell was charged with reck-
less driving but was not held by
police.
In another accident near Alex
andria 4-year-old Andrew L. Trav-
ers. jr., of route 8. Alexandria. re-
ceived cuts and bruises when struck
by an automobile on Telegraph
road. He was treated at the Alex
andria Hospital.
Two young children were injured
in the District. Donald Madden, 8,
of 443 Fifth street NE. received a
fractured leg when struck by a
truck. He was taken to Casualty
Hospital. Five-year- old Donald Car
penter, colored, of 727 Kenyon street
was hit by an automobile at
Eleventh and Harvard streets NV.
after he had run from between
parked cars. He was treated at
Freedmen's Hospital
Driver Faces Charges.
Pvt. Doyl H. Moore, attached to
Langley Field, Va. was charged
with reckless driving. Police said,
the car he was operating knocked
down Gloster Roberts, 81, colored,
4428 Faraday place NV, at Wis
consin avenue and Fessenden street
NV. Mr.. Roberts was removed to
Emergency Hospital, where he was