Evening star., 1941-07-21
Traffic Crashes
Kill 3Persons
In Virginia
Nearly q Score of
Others Injured in
Capital and Nearby

Three persons were killed in Vir-
ginla and nearly a score were IN
jured in weekend traffic accidents
in Washington and Maryland and
Virginia.
Mrs. Minnie Scherr, 40, of Balti-
more. and Mrs Bessie Levin, SO, of
Brooklyn. N Y were fatally in
jured yesterday when car in which
they were riding plunged down an
embankment about two miles north
of Fredericksburg, Va, on the Wash
ington-Richmond highway.
Both died before they could be
taken to the Fredericksburg Hos
pital.
Mrs. Levins husband. Sam Levin.
and Mr. Levin's brother Isaac. of
Baltimore, were cut and bruised.
The automobile was Southbound
and struck a cUlvert before careen-
ing down an embankment, the AsSo-
ciated Press reported.
MOtOrcycliSt Killed.
Richmond Nelson Driver 81, of
Route 2. WaynesbOro, Va, was
fatally injured Saturday night in a
collision of his motorcycle and an
automobile on Route IL at Mount
Sidney. Va, the Associated Press
reported.
Preston Tucker, q. of Herndon.
Va was admitted TO Georgetown
Hospital last night with serious in
jurieS received when his parked
motorcycle was struck by an auto
mobile near Herndon, Va, Fairfax
County police reported At the hos
pltal his injuries were reported as a
possible fractured vertebrae and
possible internal injuries. The driver
of the car was not charged imme-
dlately, police said.
Three persons were injured one
seriously, early today in an accident
at Hyattsville At Casualty Hospital
Mary Lott, 40. colored, of the 1900
block of Maryland avenue NE, was
treated for multiple decorations of
the face and internal injuries
Others brought TO the hospital from
this crash were Eugene Lott. 80
Colored, of the 800 block of Ninth
street NE, fractures of the chest
and Silas Green, 10. WEIGH. w. Va.
decorations of the forehead.
Horace Hancock 8. of 1908 North
Twentieth road. Arlington. Va, was
taken to Georgetown Hospital yes
terday with serious injuries he re-
ceived when he was thrown from
his bicycle on North johnson street
near Washington boulevard. Police
said the boys bicycle struck a stone
and threw the rider to the pave
ment.
Auto OyerturnS.
Dianna Dudley. 20. of the Raleigh
Hotel, was injured when the auto
mobile in which she was riding ran
off Route so and overturned 25
miles east of Winchester. She was
treated at Emergency Hospital for
lacerationS Of the face and bruises.
A collision between two autOmo-
bileS at Third street and PennSyl-
vanla avenue NV. last night re-
suited In injuries to two Colored
persons. George Wilson. 40, of Alex
andria, Va, injured about the head,
was admitted to Casualty Hospital
for observation, While Cora Robin
son, "a, OF Roanoke, Va, was treated
Tor bruises and released.
Roscoe Thomas, II, colored. 489
School street SW., was admitted
TO Providence Hospital with lacera-
tionS Of the face and possible in
ternal injuries received when the
bicycle he was riding struck GLADYS
Middleton, 30, Colored. III Third
street S.W, while she was crossing
in the 300 block of F street S.W.
She was treated at the same hos
pltal for bruises.
Clarence A. Jones. 20. of 1923
Twelfth street Sc, injured in an
automobile accident Is miles this
side Of North Beach, Nd. was treated
At Gallinger Hospital for possible
fracture of the right arm.
An automobile overturned last
night on Benning road NE. lust
west of the Anacostia River. and
one of its passengers. Sarah Will
son. Is, of 1884 E street NE. was
treated at Casualty Hospital for a
Sprained ankle. The operator of the
car was uninjured, police said.
r. A. Klein jr.. of 1918 B street
NE, was treated at Casualty Hos
pital for severe scalp lacerations
after the car he was driving struck
a tree in the 1900 block of Bladens-
burg road NE.