Evening star., 1941-08-29
12Persons Injured,
Several Seriously,
In Traffic Mishaps
Woman Hurt in Crash
Of Auto and Truck;
Three Children Victims

Twelve persons were injured, sew
eral of them seriously, in traffic acci-
dents in the District yesterday and
early today. Three of the victims
were children.
Mrs. Marguerite Doyle, SO, of 4444
Window place NV. suffered a COM
pound fracture of the right leg and
a simple fracture of the left leg when
the car in which she was riding was
in collision with truck at Massa-
chusetts avenue and Macomb street
NV.
Mrs. Doyle's husband, Alexander
j. Doyle 40, who was driving the car,
escaped with decorations of the knee
and elbow. Both victims were taken
to Georgetown Hospital, Mrs. Doyle
being admitted. The driver of the
truck, according to police, was John
M. Ford, colored, 26, Alexandria, Va
Police Pvt. Earl B. King, 27, of
1916 Seventeenth street Sc, of the
Traffic Division, suffered a broken
right ankle when his motorcycle
was in a collision with an automo-
bile at Eleventh street and Poto-
mac avenue Sc. at about 7:45 am.
today. Pvt. King was admitted to
Casualty Hospital.
Police charged the operator of the
automobile, William Taylor, 81, of
the 1900 block of Thirteenth street
NV, with failing to give right of
way.
Four Injured in Crash.
In another accident early today,
four colored persons were injured
when the car in which they were
riding struck tree in the 1900 block
of Sheriff road NV. The victims
and their injuries: Paris Anderson.
81, of 821 Twelfth street NV, driver
of the car, cuts and bruises; Ruth
Anderson, 90, same address, possible
fracture of right ankle and concus-
sion: Edna Mae Green, 38, also of
the Twelfth street address, fracture
of lower jaw and right knee cap, and
possible internal injuries, and
Amelia Jones, 81, of 2107 H street
NE, decorations to right eye.
Twelve-yea Willie Archer
eolored, 301 First street S.W., suf-
fered fractured leg and conclusion
when struck near Second and E
streets Sc, by car driven, police
said, by Lawrence E. Jones, 27, of the
600 block of Ninth street S.W. The
youth is under treatment at Provi-
dence Hospital
Sergt John r. Ludlam, 38-year-
old fireman attached to No. Engine
Company, received leg and arm in
juries when the fire truck on which
he was responding to an alarm was
in collision with an automobile and
q street car at Seventh street and
Constitution avenue NV. He was
treated at Emergency Hospital. Po-
lice said the car was operated by
Eva w. Moorer, 1903 Biltmore street
NV, and the motorman of the
of 1911 K street Sc. Oscar c. Kra-
mer, AZ, of TIC Madison street NV,
was listed as the driver of the fire
truck.
Boy Run Over by Truck.
Mason Hawkins, g. colored, 10
Hanover street, suffered back in
.juries when he was run over by
the rear wheel of truck. He was
reported resting comfortably today
at GallingeEc Hospital. Police said
the boy and several other children
were riding in the truck, which was
being towed by an automobile driven
by Joseph D. Hawkins. The boy fell
from the truck in the 100 block of
New York avenue NV, and the
rear wheel passed over his body.
Payton Scott, 8, of 407 East Capt.
tol street, received head injuries and
cuts and bruises when struck at
Fifth and East Capitol streets by
streetcar said by police to have been
operated by Ralph Eckenberger, 35,
Of 1872 Eighteenth street Sc.