Evening star., 1940-07-24
| Dies, Is Hurt
In Traffic in
Capital Area
D. c. Resident Killed
By Auto on Rood
Near Woodbridge

OHe Pedestrian was QeaQ ana NJ
least 13 other persons were in hos
pitals with injuries today as q re-
suit Of overnight trafic accidents in
the Washington area. Several VIC
tins were In serious condition.
The fatality occurred last night on
United States Route No. l, about two
miles south of Woodbridge, Va, when
Clarence ONiel. "a, colored, 802
second street NV, a laborer at the
Gravelly Point Airport site, was
struck by an automobile while walk
ing on the side of the highway.
Police said the victim was killed
instantly. An inquest was to be held
today in the ONCE of Prince William
County Coroner E. H. Marsteller at
Manassas, Va. The driver of the
car, whose identity was not revealed
by police, was held pending the out
come of the inquest.
Crossing Crash Injuries Four.
A grade-crossing crash at Land
over, Md, involving a freight train
and an automobile, sent four young
persons to Casualty Hospital last
night with serious injuries. The
victims were Gloria Dickinson, Is,
of Cheverly, Md, brain conclusion,
severe bruises and cuts; Paul Hunt,
II, of 1908 Illinois avenue NV,
multiple lacerations; Frances Strick-
lin, Is, of 1011 Varnum street NV,
lacerations, brain conclusion and
brush burns. and Allen Garland, 10,
of $500 New Hampshire avenue NV,
broken leg and cuts.
The victims were taken to the
hospital by the Bladensburg Rescue
Squad. The car was reported de-
molished.
Five persons were injured in a
crash during the rainstorm on the
Washington Baltimore boulevard
near Beltsville, Md.
One of the victims, John D. Brown
of Laurel, Nd, was in serious con-
dition at Casualty Hospital today
with a compound skull fracture.
The others. also treated at Casualty,
were william Ellsworth Harrison of
Laurel. severe shoulder lacerations,
condition serious; Mary Lou Prickett,
1910 Connecticut avenue NV, frac-
tured ankle, cerebral conclusion and
sprained neck; Katherine Andrick,
2019 I street NV, scalp injuries,
fractured arm and, possibly back
injuries, and Roy F. Merson of
Laurel, fractured ribs, cuts, abrasions
and conclusion. Miss Andrick was
transferred to Emergency Hospital
in a fair condition.
Two Receive Internal Injuries.
Another accident on the boule-
vard-at College Park, Md.-resulted
in injuries to John ]. Clark, 80, of
1914 v street Sc, and Francis Her
bert. jr., 10, of GIT Minnesota avenue
Sc. They were treated at Provi-
dence Hospital for internal injuries
and multiple cuts and bruises.
Arthur w. Appel, 55, of Mount
Rainier, Nd, was injured when his
car crashed into q tree in the 1900
block of Monroe street NV. He
was given first aid by private phy-
sician and later treated at Casualty
for cuts. possibly fractured pelvis,
ruptured bladder and other internal
injuries. His condition was de-
scribed as serious.
At the height of the storm Halle
Dawson, "a, of Woodbridge, Va,
walked into the side of a car near
twelfth and H streets NV. She was
treated at Emergency for arm cuts
and was admitted to the hospital
for treatment for shock.
In q collision with an automobile
at Third and K streets NV. early
today a peach truck overturned,
spilling the fruit in the street. A
passenger in the private car, Henry
Lewis, IS, colored, 40 H street NV,
was treated at Casualty for cuts and
bruises. Neither driver was injured.
Two woman passengers were in
jured last night when q heavily
loaded Baltimore-bound bus skidded
on wet pavement at Elkridge, Nd,
and crashed into a bakery truck.
They were Miss Mary Oberg of
West Roxbury, Mass, and Mrs. j. F..
Williams of East Orange, N. j. They
were treated at University Hospital
in Baltimore.