Evening star., 1941-01-26
Man Killed as Auto
Hits Parked Truck
In Alexandra
Victim Dies En- Route
To Hospital; Another
Seriously Injured

One man was killed and another
seriously injured last night when
their automobile collided with a
truck parked at the side of King
street road near Scroggins lane in
Alexandria, Va.
The dead man was identified by
police as Leslie H. Nails, 25, of West
Falls Church, Va, who died en-
route to the Alexandria Hospital
in the Alexandria rescue squad am
bulance.
James Daniels, about 40, of
BaileyS Cross Roads, Va, suffered
undetermined head injuries and was
reported IN fair condition at the
hospital. Police said they had not
determined which was the driver of
the automobile.
The driver of the truck told police
he left his vehicle one foot off the
pavement with its lights burning
while he visited a nearby house.
Witnesses told police the passenger
car struck the truck in the rear,
turned over and pinned the two
occupants beneath the wreckage
The vehicle caught fire but the
blaze was extinguished before pass
ersby extricated the two men, police
were told.
Police said the automobile bore
tags listed in the name of w. O.
Daniels of r. F.. D. 2, Alexandria.
dr
OF West Falls Church. At one time
he was the route agent of a WASH
ingtOn newspaper in that section.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Irene Nails; two children, Dolores,
a. and John, 2; his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Morgan Nails of West Falls
Church, and two brothers, Hampton
Nails of West Falls Church, and
Ollie Nails of Washington.
Several Are Injured.
Several persons, two of them
pedestrians, were injured in traffic
accidents in the District.
Mrs. Alice Buckless, SO, of 1929
New Hampshire avenue, was treated
at Casualty Hospital for injuries to
the ribs and leg, suffered when an
automobile in which she was
passenger collided with another
machine at Fourth and Ingraham
streets NV. Earl A. TarWater, ~.
of 4536 Iowa avenue NV, who
police say was the driver of the
second automobile. also was treated
at Casualty for an injury to the
spine, but later returned home.
Motorcycle Policeman Roger
Randall, 40, attached to the Traf-
nc Division. suffered bruises when
thrown from his motorcycle at
Twelfth and K streets NV. when he
, sWerved to avoid striking an auto
mobile, 1t was said. He was treat
ed at Emergency Hospital. Randall
was responding to an alarm turned
in for small fire at the time of the
accident.
One of the pedestrians injured
was Nick K. Chaconas. 76 of AS
Decatur street NV. who police said
suffered skinned knee when he ran
into the side of an automobile at
Georgia avenue and Gallatin street.
He was treated at Garfield Hos
pital.
The other pedestrian. George
Moody, So, colored, of the 100 block
OF D street Sc, suffered bruises
when struck by an automobile at
Seventh and A streets Sc. He was
treated at Casualty Hospital.
Two pedestrians were seriously in
jured when struck by automobiles
last night, one in Cherrvdale, Va.
and the other in the District.
The Washington victim was Virgil
Fones, Al. of 1927 Fourteenth street
NV. who was taken to Emergency
Hospital with fractured skull after
being struck at Fourteenth street
and Spring road NV. In Cherry
dale, Kressie Salter, about 35. of
Arlington, Va, suffered fractures of
both legs when hit as he crossed
Lee boulevard in front of the Cher
rydale School He was taken to
Georgetown Hospital Arlington po-
lice were holding the driver of the
car pending outcome of Mr.. Salters
injuries.