Evening star., 1941-01-22
Traffic Victim
1941 Toll
Increased 10 L
Two Women Receive
Serious Injuries
In Accidents

The death in Casualty Hospital
yesterday of John S. Snyder, 90, Of
2635 Otis street NE. brought traffic
fatalities in the District so far this
year to a total of II, as against 4 at
the same time last year.
Mr.. Snyder suffered skull injury
and a compound leg fracture early
Monday when hit by an automobile
as he was crossing Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE. in the 1900 block. Police re-
ported the automobile was driven by
Bridget E Bradf1eld, 30, of 1903
Owen place NE.
Two woman pedestrians we're serl-
ously injured last night when struck
by automobiles. Miss Evelyn Witte,
18, of 605 Otis place NV. suffered
an abdominal wound and cuts about
the eye when knocked down at
Warder street and Otis place NV.
She was removed to Garfield Hos
pital.
The driver of the car, police said.
was James B. Curtin, %, of SOB
Kenyon street NV.
Woman Injured.
Ruth Dorsey, 80, colored, of 5045
East Capitol street suffered internal
injuries and cuts about the forehead
and leg when struck by an auto
mobile at East Capitol street and
Central avenue. She was admitted
to Casualty Hospital.
Struck by an automobile at Elev-
enth and E streets NE. last night,
Thomas Broderick, SO. of 824. Elev-
enth street NE. was under treat
ment at Casualty Hospital today for
possible fracture of the ankle.
A Washington man and two COM
panions were injured when the car
he was driving turned over in
ditch early today near Warren
ton, Va.
When the right front tire blew out
Alfred L. Mason, %. of 408 Sixth
street NV lost control of his car,
police said. 1t rolled over at the
side of route I'll. Brought TO Emer-
gency Hospital were Mr.. Mason,
with chest and possible internal
injuries; Earl Carey, 90. Of Spring.
field Gardens. N. j., with injured
pelvis and leg lacerations. and
Ronald Weaver, 10, of Grafton, w.
Va, with a fractured shoulder and
head and leg lacerations.
One motorist today faced Police
Court action and another was free
following coroner's inquests yester-
day in the traffic deaths of John
Marshall. So. of 1929 L street NE,
and Fernand Petit. SO, of 2434 Thir-
ty-ninth place NV.
Charles G. DeMond, 81. Of 1923
California street NV. was held for
Police Court action in the death
Saturday of Mr. Marshall, who was
fatally injured October 81. 1910, as
he was crossing Bladensburg road at
L street NE.
Testimony revealed that Mr. Mar
shall was about to step on a safety
platform in the middle OF the street
when he was hit. Skid marks of the
car extended for about 40 feet before
the point of impact. The man died
in Casualty Hospital.
Youth, Is, Is Freed.
The coroner's jury freed 15-year-
old Frank D. Christmas of 1903 VAR
mum street NV. in the death Sum-
day of Mr. Petit, who was injured
January 10 when the car in which
he was passenger collided with
that driven by young Christmas at
Thirty-second street and Cathedral
avenue NV.
Both Leon w. Trenary, 26, of 1884
Twenty street NV. driver
of the car in which Mr.. Petit was
riding, and Mr.. Christmas contended
they had arrived at the intersection
first and so had the right of way.
Each said he was travelling about
20 miles an hour.
Mr.. Petit was first treated at
Georgetown Hospital and later at
Mount Alto Hospital, where he died.
An Alexandria, Bancroft and
Washington bus was upset on its
way to pick up a load of st. Agnes
School children yesterday when it
collided with truck at Washington
and Monroe avenues, Alexandria,
Va, police reported.
The bus was unoccupied except
! for the driver, Edwin l.. Creel, As, of
405 Queen street. Alexandria, who
was uninjured. One side of the bus
was badly damaged and windows
were shattered.