Evening star., 1941-07-21
Three Persons Killed
In Week-End Traffic
Crashes in Virginia
Nearly q Score Of Others
Hurt in Capitol and
Nearby Sections

Three persons were killed in Vir-
ginia and nearly a score were in
jured in weekend traffic accidents
in Washington and Maryland and
Virginia.
Mrs. Minnie Scherr, 40, of Balti-
more. and Mrs. Bessie Levin. So, of
Brooklyn, N. Y, were fatally in
jured yesterday when a car in which
they were riding plunged down an
embankment about two miles north
of Fredericksburg, Va, on the Wash
ington- Richmond highway.
Both died before they could be
taken to the Fredericksburg Hos
pital
Mrs. Levin's husband, Sam Levin,
and Mr.. Levin's brother Isaac, of
Baltimore, were cut and bruised.
The automobile was southbound
and struck culvert before careen-
ing down an embankment, the Asso-
ciated Press reported.
Motorcyclist Killed.
Richmond Nelson Driver, 81. of
Route 2, Waynesboro, Va, was
fatally injured Saturday night in a
collision of his motorcycle and an
automobile on Route II at Mount
Sidney, Va, the Associated Press
reported
Preston Tucker, 81. of Herndon,
Va, was admitted to Georgetown
Hospital last night with serious in
juries received when his parked
motorcycle was struck by an auto
mobile near Herndon, Va, Fairfax
County police reported. At the hos
pital his injuries were reported as q
possible fractured vertebrae and
possible internal injuries. The driver
of the car was not charged imme-
diately, police said.
Three persons were injured, one
seriously, early today in an accident
at Hyattsville. At Casualty Hospital
Mary Lott, AZ, colored, of the l2OC
block of Maryland avenue NE, was
treated for multiple lacerations OF
the face and internal injuries
Others brought to the hospital from
this crash were Eugene Lott, 80
colored, of the 800 block of Ninth
street NE, fractures of the chest
and Silas Green, 10, WEIGH, w. Va.
decorations Of the forehead.
Horace Hancock, 9, of 4008 North
Twentieth road, Arlington, Va, wa.
taken to Georgetown Hospital yes.
terday with serious injuries he re.
ceived when he was thrown from
his bicycle on North johnson street
near washington boulevard. Police
said the boys bicycle struck a stone
and threw the rider to the pave.
ment.
Auto Overturns.
Dianna Dudley, 20, of the Raleigh
Hotel, was injured when the auto.
mobile in which she was riding rar
off Route so and overturned q
miles east of Winchester. She wa,
treated at Emergency Hospital fol
lacerations of the face and bruises
A collision between two automo-
blles at Third street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV. last night re.
suited in injuries to two colorec
persons. George Wilson, 40, of Alex.
andria, Va, injured about the head
was admitted to Casualty Hospita
for observation, while Cora Robin.
son, "a. of Roanoke, Va, was treated
Tor bruises and released.
Roscoe Thomas, IL, colored. 48s
School street S.W., was admitted
to Providence Hospital with lacera-
tlons OF the face and possible in
ternal injuries received when the
bicycle he was riding struck GLADYS
Middleton, 30, colored, lit Third
street S.W., while she was crossing
In the 300 block of F street S.W,
She was treated at the same hos
pital for bruises.
Clarence A. Jones, 20, of 32s
Twelfth street Sc, injured in an
automobile accident IS miles this
SIDE OF North Beach, Md, was treated
at Gallinger Hospital for possible
fracture of the right arm.
An automobile overturned last
night on Benning road NE, Just
west OF the Anacostia River, and
one of its passengers, Sarah Will
son, 10, of 1884 E street NE, was
treated at Casualty Hospital for a
sprained ankle. The operator of the
car was uninjured, police said.
r. A. Klein, jr., of 1918 B street
NE, was treated at Casualty Hos
pital for severe scalp lacerations
after the car he was driving struck
a tree in the 1900 block of Bladens-
burg road NE.