Evening star., 1941-05-03
Pedestrian, 50, O,
And Girl Killed
In Accidents
Traffic Toll Goes
To 2e, Increase of
II Over Last Year

II Over Lost Year
The number of persons killed in
District traffic this year stood today
at 29-an increase of II over this
time in 1940-with the death late
yesterday of a 5-year-old child,
struck by a loaded sand truck.
An unidentified pedestrian, about
so. also was fatally injured last night
as he walked on Georgia avenue be-
yond the District line. Police were
searching today for an old model
automobile. with damaged right
headlight, thought to have been in
volved.
The sand truck hit Phyllis Crabbe,
colored, of 1416 Carrollburg street
S.W., as she ran from behind
parked car in the l400 block of South
Capitol street, police said. The
driver, they stated, gave his name as
James H. Banks. AT, colored. of 2030
Eighth street NV He was held for
action of the coroner's jury.
Early police reports yesterday said
that the striking vehicle was con-
crete mixer, and the home edition of
The Star carried this misinforma-
ton. Later editions stated that the
sand truck was involved.
Found Lying on Road.
Montgomery County police said
the 50-year-old man was found lying
with fractured legs and crushed
heal on the east side of Georgia
avenue at Locust Grove road, point
where the avenue has no sidewalk,
Broken glass was scattered at the
scene
The victim, dead on arrival at
Washington Sanitarium, was de-
scribe6 as feet II inches tall, with
brown hair, index finger and nail
part of middle finger on left hand
missing, wearing brown coat, striped
brown trousers, and high black shoes
newly half-soled. Black trimmed
spectacles were found near the
body The man was removed later
to tire Warner Pumphrey funeral
home S424 Georgia avenue.
Walter Bickford, II, of Cheverly,
Md. was in undetermined condition
at Emergency Hospital today after
the automobile he was operating
smashed into a pile of dirt at the
traffic circle at the intersection of
Routes 215 and 21I in Fairfax, Va,
police said
County police said the auto was
demolished by the impact. 1t was
necessary, they said, to lift the
ruined auto from the youths body
after it had overturned on him.
The Fairfax County ambulance
brought the injured youth to the
hospital.
Three Bicyclists Hurt.
Leroy Hodge, IL, of r. F. D. No. 2,
Anacostia. was rushed to Casualty
Hospital from Allentown, Md, with
compound fracture of his left arm,
q conclusion, shock and lacerations
suffered in an accident late yeSter-
day, District police reported.
Three bicyclistS were injured last
night in various parts of the city
Cornelius Miles, 46. of the 400 block
of First street S.W., was taken to
Providence Hospital with fractured
hip after his cycle collided with a
truck at Fourth and F streets SW.
Robert Steinback, 8. 1921 Seventh
street NE, was in collision with
an auto in the 600 block of Franklin
street NE, police said, and was
taken to Sibley Hospital with Shoul-
der and jaw injuries. Robert Burch,
10, 1928 v street Sc. went to Prov
idence with lacerations and abra-
sions when his bicycle and an auto
collided near his home.
Police said an automobile which
was forced into a street car loading
platform by a truck seriously in
jured two persons at Thirtieth and
M streets NV late yesterday.
They were Marshall Miller 70, of
the 1900 block of Thirty sixth street
NV. taken to Emergency Hospital
with a possible skull fracture, and
Barbara Hills, "a, of BOLT Dunbar
ton avenue NV, removed to
Georgetown University Hospital with
a compounds right leg fracture.
Pedestrian Hit.
Internal injuries were suffered by
Livingston Gerhart, 27, of 920 Evarts
street NE, police said, when he was
struck by an automobile last night
in the 2l00 block of Thirty seventh
etreet NV. He was admitted to
Georgetown University Hospital
Madeline c. Beckwith. Sc. colored,
1900 block of Fourth street NV, was
injured when the car she was driv-
ing was in collision with bus at
Third and T streets NV, police re-
ported. A bus passenger, Edward
jackson, SO, colored, of the 1900 block
of Third street NV. received minor
injuries, it was stated. Both were
taken to Casualty Hospital
Four-year-old Anthony j. Fitz-
gerald, 1924 Eleventh street NV,
was treated at Garfield Hospital for
q nose injury received when struck
by vehicle as he ran across the
110O block of Euclid street NV, po-
lice declared.
Odis johnson, SO, colored, of the
100 block of L street NV. was struck
by the side of taxi last night in
the 100 block of New York avenue
NV, police said. He was taken to
Casualty Hospital for head injuries.
A hit-rum driver was being sought
by Prince Georges County police in
connection with an accident at
Chapel road and Central avenue
last night in which Herbert Boswell,
r., Is, of ia Second street, Seat
Pleasant, suffered injuries to his
head and legs. He was walking
along the road with Buddy Gray,
IL, also of Seat Pleasant, when
struck by car which did not stop.
His condition was undetermined,
according to police.
Nv Pohert A Rier