Evening star., 1941-09-29
Crash Injuries
Kill D. +. Man.;
Years Toll "a
Army MotoreycIist
Hurt in Collision
With Streetcur

A 3l-year-old pedestrian died TO-
day of injuries received when he ve5
struck by an automobile in front of
his home last Thursday. raising the
Districts 1941 traffic toll to g.
Police said the man was Ulysses
Watts, colored, 1884 Ninth street
NV, who was struck as be walked
across the street by car police SD
was driven by Adrian Thomas, COL
ored, 25, of 2517 Thirteenth street
NV. The injured man was taken to .
Freedmen's Hospital after the acci-
dent.
Members of the Accident Preven-
ton Unit said Mr.. Thomas would be
held for the action of the coroner.
Motorcyclist in Smashup.
Earlier today, Robert R Bolet %,
an Army motorcyclist, suffered a
fractured leg and other injuries in
collision with a street car at
Fourteenth street and Park road
NV. The accident, occurring dur
ing the morning rush hour. tied up
traffic on crowded Fourteenth street
for more than half an hour.
The soldier was taken to Walter
Reed Hospital. Police reported that
his motorcycle collided with
Southwest Mall street Lar operated
by Vernon Shotwell. Nj. Shotwell
told police the motorcyclist made a
turn into the path of the street Car
and he was unable to avoid the
crash.
Car Hurtles Over Bank.
Rufus Jeffries. 54. colored, OF 9O4
Forty-seventh place NE, died in a
Lynchburg hospital yesterday Of in
| luries received when the car in
which he was riding went over an
embankment on a highway north
OF Lynchburg. His nephew. Bernard
Jeffries. %, also of Washington, was
seriously injured.
Mr.. Jeffries wife, Mrs. Nettie JEFF
fries, and their son. Everett. 30,
driver of the car, and Mrs. Jessie
White of the 2l00 block of N street
NV. received minor injuries.
Clifford L. Burke. 19 Of 1924
Twenty-ninth street NV. was taken
to Georgetown Hospital with bruises
and possible internal injuries after
his automobile struck a parked car
in the 5000 block of Wisconsin ave-
nue. NV.
Clarence Pennington, 30, OF 2l2
Twenty-flrst street NE. was treated
at Casualty Hospital for cuts. and
Mary Collins. 27, colored, 1923 North
Carolina avenue NE. for cut on
the forehead at Freedmens Hospital
as result Of collision at Fifteenth
and c street NE.
Belvoir Soldier Hurt.
Two persons were injured In
! collision at Sherman avenue and
Barry place NV. Chester De San.
It's, %, of Company A, 44th Engi-
neers, Fort Belvoir, Va, was taken
to Walter Reed Hospital with a dis
location and possible fracture of the
left shoulder. Louise Hurt. II. of
Chevy Chase, Md, was released after
being treated at Garfield Hospital
for cuts and bruises.
Others treated at hospitals and
released we're:
Lollie Goner. 26, colored. treated
at Slbley for bruises received when
she fell out of a taxicab at New Jer-
sey avenue and L street NV, ac-
cording to police
Florence Coagle, "a of 6l9 New
Jersey avenue NV, colored, report
ed to have been struck by a hit-run
driver at Fourth and G streets NV.
She was treated at Providence for
bruises on the left eye and shoulder.
Rufus Whitaker, 30, colored, of
1716 Seaton place NV, treated at
Emergency for cut on the eye. re-
celved when his bicycle collided with
an automobile at Eighteenth street
and Florida avenue NV.
Lee j Shatz, 40. of Elkins. Md,
treated at Garfield for minor
bruises on the head. received when
struck by an automobile in the 900
block of L street NV.
Thomas Hawkins, 38. colored of
Clinton, Md, taken to Gallinger with
cuts on the face and neck after a
mlshap near his home.