Evening star., 1941-04-07
Man and Wife
Die in Crash
In Virginia
Many Persons Hurt
In Auto Accidents
Over Week End

A head-on collision on u. S. High.
way l at Woodbridge, Va, yester.
day took the lives of man and hi,
wife and seriously injured the thirc
occupant of their car.
Arthur S. Russell, 80, of Norfolk
Va, died in Alexandria Hospital ano
his wife was instantly killed, police
said, when the coupe in which they
were driving south on the Richmond
highway was in collision with a
heavy freight truck going in the op.
posite direction.
The force of the collision threw
both machines into a freight sta
ton of the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg & Potomac Railroad and the
Russells were pinned in their car
The accident occurred shortly after
5 pm. and Mr.. Russell died few
minutes after his arrival in the
Alexandria hospital.
Passenger Is Injured.
Roderick Dawson, II, described by
police as son of Mrs. Russell by a
former marriage, suffered a frac-
tured leg in the accident and also
was taken to Alexandria Hospital
where his condition was reported un-
determined
State Policeman E c. Trice listed
S. E. Richardson of Cheraw, S. C.
as driver of the truck. He said the
Russell car pulled out of the south
bound line of traffic in front of him
When their car struck telephone
pole near Four Corners, Md, yester-
day, five colored persons were in
jured. They were taken to Mont
gomery County General Hospital al
Sandy Spring. None was seriously
hurt. Those hospitalized were James
Clifton, 28, 1900 Corcoran street
NV; Paul Lee. 27, of River road;
Willena Stotts, %, Rockville; jamie
Sewell, 81, Lincoln Park, and Lillian
Warren, l8, Potomac. The driver
listed by Montgomery County police
as Daniel Jasper, 81, of Rockville
was not inquired and 3-year- -olo
Carlisle Armistead escaped with
minor cuts and bruises.
Woman Hit by Car.
Mrs. Maude Holden, SO, of 290O
Nelson place Sc, Is In serious con-
dition at Gallinger Hospital with
injuries received when she was
struck by an automobile at Nash
place and Minnesota avenue Sc
She was treated for fracture of the
left leg, cuts, bruises and possible
conclusion Police reports listed
Gilbert L. Beavers. 81, of 1921 First
street NV, as driver of the car
He was not held.
Another pedestrian, Edward Le-
Force, 8, of 1000 Potomac avenue
Sc, was hit by an automobile in
the TOO block of Eighth street Sc
He was treated at Casualty Hos
pital for head and face lacerations
and released
Charles A. Scates, 5-year-old son
of John E. Scates of 1853 F street
NE, was injured yesterday, accord
ing to police, when he wandered
out into the street from between
parked cars and was struck by an
automobile. He was treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital for a fractured skull
and decorations to the scalp.
Hit Parked Cars.
Pendleton Jones', Al, colored, of
4477 c street Sc was treated at
Casualty Hospital for lacerations OF
the chin received when the auto
mobile in which he was riding as
a passenger collided with several
parked cars in the $500 block of
Benning road NE. Greenwood Mills
At, colored, of 2032 Flagler place
NV, operator of the car, was
charged with reckless driving.
Albert G. Dobbs, 20, of Chevy
Chase. Md, was admitted to George
town Hospital in a serious condi-
ton with possible skull fracture fol-
lowing an automobile accident al
Chevy Chase yesterday. His brother
Edward. 18, was treated for face
cuts and released.