Evening star., 1941-12-22
Two Are Killed
In Weekend
Traffic Crashes
Womun's Deoth Sends
Toll in District
| To go for Year

Death struck in Washington traf-
fic for the Goth time this year when
Mrs. Ruth Embrey Dean, "a, of 8l0
Princess street, Alexandria. was killed
in an automobile crash early yester-
day. A colored man was fatally in
jured last night on the Baltimore
boulevard.
The car in which Mrs. Dean was
riding collided with concrete abut-
ment in the center of New Jersey
avenue Sc. at the Virginia avenue
overpass. police said. Rushed to
Casualty Hospital. she was pro-
dead on arrival. Her death
makes the Districts traffic toll 16
higher than at this time last year.
Driver Called to Inquest.
Appearing at the inquest into her
death at 1870 am. tomorrow in the
District Morgue will be the driver
of the car in which the young
woman was riding. Police listed
him as John Robert Hickman, 25,
of the same Alexandria address. He
was treated at Providence Hospital
for abrasions and lacerations, none
of them serious.
The Morgue has scheduled an in
quest at the same hour into the
death of Mrs. Margaret Love, IS.
colored, fatally injured Saturday
night when crossing the street near
her home in the 400 block of N
street NV.
Was Crossing Boulevard.
John Blackstone, about 55. OF
Branchville, Md, was killed by an
automobile while walking across the
Baltimore boulevard at Daniels
Park, Prince Georges County police
said.
The driver of the car was listed
by police as Herbert Gandel of the
200 block Farragut street NV. A
charge Of manslaughter has been
placed against him and a hearing
will be held January S, police said.
Mr.. Gandel is free under bond.
In critical condition at Casualty
Hospital is Melvin c. Hutchinson,
20, of Ritchie. Md. the driver, ac-
cording to police. of an auto in coll
ision with a street car late Satur-
day on fty-seventh street near Dix
street NE. He suffered a fractured
skull. compound leg fracture and
possible backbone fracture.
Four Others Injured.
From the same scene Casualty
| Hospital received George Redding,
10, of Seat Pleasant, Md, with a
possible skull fracture; Paul Boyer,
20, Seat Pleasant. fractured right
! leg; Leonard Redding, IT, Seat
| Pleasant, multiple head lacerations,
and John Harris. 18, 5810 East Capt.
tol street, multiple face and FORE
head abrasions. police reported.
AS he crossed Thomas Circle last
night, David Servator, So, 4704 Four
teenth street NV, suffered a frac-
tured arm and nose when hit by
car He was taken to Casualty Hos
pital.
When fire truck and commer-
cial truck collided at Kentucky ave.
nue. and c street Sc, police re-
ported, Paul E. Clark, At, 1904 A
street Sc, driver of the latter
vehicle. suffered head and face
lacerations. He was treated at
Emergency Hospital. Fireman Jo-
seph H. Mattare, %, 2724 Minnesota
avenue NE, received a wrenched
back.
Car Jams Under Truck.
James M. Hamkick, "a, of Middle
River. Md, was in serious condition
at Casualty Hospital suffering un-
determined injuries from an acci-
dent on the Baltimore boulevard
last night.
Prince Georges County police said
Mr. Hamkick was driving an auto
mobile that crashed into the rear
of truck operated by Albert l.,
Lewis. %, of Laurel.
County Policeman B. A. Hamilton
and ROLAND Sweitzer had to pry
the automobile open before they
were able to extricate Mr.. Hamkick.
The automobile jammed beneath
the rear of the truck. Police said
both drivers have been charged with
reckless driving.
Four persons were injured In
three-car collision on Lee boulevard
at Highland street, Arlington County,
Saturday night.
Treated at Emergency Hospital
were James Prestera, jr.. 16, 1914
First road south, Arlington, head
and ankle injuries; his father, SO
years of age, of the same address,
scalp and leg cuts: Paul Marks, 28,
1900 Sixteenth street NV. for cut
on nose and chin and possible head
injury, and Reginald A. Allen, 80, Of
the same address, cut over left eye
and leg injury.