Evening star., 1940-05-20
Two More Dead
In Auto Wrecks;
Dc. Toll Now23
Five Persons Killed
In Washington in
As Many Days


pitals this morning of two persons
injured in nearby automobile acci-
dents climaXed week end in which
the District traffic fatalities for the
year rose to 23 Five persons were
killed in Washington in as many
days last week
Mrs. Mildred P. HALEY, 80, of 8640
Colesville road, Silver Spring, Md
died in Georgetown Hospital early
today She was critically injured
yesterday when her car crashed into
a culvert on River road near Be-
thesda, Nd Police said she was
alone at the time.
Several hours later Cecil Spur
lock, 81, of Lucketts, Va, died at
George Washington Hospital of in
Jurles suffered in an accident near
Wheatland, Va. Police said the
youth was driver of car that went
over bank Saturday night.
% Dead This Year.
The Districts traffic death total
for the year rose to % when George
Rabins. "a, of Bayonne, N. j., was
crushed under the wheels of circus
wagon early yesterday as he was
helping to move the Ringing Bros,
Barnum & Bailey show out of
Washington.
A certificate of accidental death
was issued by Deputy Coroner
Christopher Murphy in the case.
DR.. Murphy said the man was killed
while attempting to jump from an
automobile to circus wagon, which
was being drawn by tractor. He
fell under the wheels.
Last year at this time the traffic
toll was 80 dead. District officials
were rejoicing over the fact that
the toll had been cut almost in
half this year-until the five deaths
OF last week.
Inquest Set in Boys Death.
An inquest was scheduled today
in the death Of one of the victims,
14-year-old Charles Richard Gray,
lr., of 1862 M street NV, who died
Saturday of injuries he received
when struck by an automobile while
standing in safety zone at Twenty
sixth street and Pennsylvania ave-
hue NV. A companion. Robert
Smith, is, of 3629 M street NV,
was seriously injured at the same
time.
Mrs. Mary Benevento, so, of New
York City. was fatally injured last
night on United States Highway
No. l, about mile south of Pohick
Church, Va, and died in Alexandria
Hospital According to officials at
the Green Leaf Tourist Camp, near
Woodbridge, where she was staying
with her husband and daughter,
Mrs. Benevento went to nearby
store with her daughter, and was
struck by a car when she started
across the highway. State police
and DR.. Llewellyn Powell, Alexan-
dria coroner, were investigating the
accident
Boy Dies in Hospital.
A 6-year-old colored boy died in
Freedmen's Hospital yesterday of
injuries received in an accident in
nearby Maryland Maryland police
gave his name as Louis Oden OF
Meadows, Prince Georges County,
Md
An accident involving an auto
mobile and truck on Route 211
between Merryfield and Falls
Church, Va, sent five persons to
Georgetown Hospital yesterday.
The injured are Dorothy Rose,
10, of Arlington, Va; Vincent Rose,
27; Ralph Allen. 28 Doris Mitchell,
25, and Francis Mitchell, 30. all of
Falls Church. Their hurts are be-
lieved to be minor.
Three Treated at Casualty.
Three persons were treated at
Casualty Hospital for injuries re-
ceived in an accident at Seat Pleas
ant, Md, yesterday. They are Harry
Mauz, 38, of Gil M street NV;
Lawrence Healey. 43, of 813 Ninth
street NV, and Clyde Culver, Al.
of 925 L street NV.
Donald Williams, 3, of 608 M
street NE, was in Sibley Hospital
today with head and leg injuries
received when struck by an auto
mobile on the street near his home.
George Papas, 4, of 1909 G street
NE, was treated at Casualty Hos
pital yesterday after being struck
by a car at Tenth and H street NE.
His condition today was said to be
good.
Three persons received hospital
treatment early today after five
car collision on the Highway Bridge
about 1890 am. Those injured,
none of them seriously, are: Thelma
Stevens. 25, of Naval Hospital. who
received treatment there, and Mr.
and Mrs. David L. Krupsaw of
Alexandria, Va.