Evening star., 1941-08-25
One Person Killed
And Score Injured
In Weekend Traffic
Motorist, 70, Dies After
Crashing Into Reor Of
Auto at Stop Light


One person was killed and more
than a score we're injured in WASH
ington and vicinity in week end
traffic accidents, police reported to-
day.
Frederick l.. Degges, 20, of the 100
block of Thirty-sixth street Ne,
died early today in Casualty Hos
pital following an automobile acci-
dent Saturday in the. 300 block OF
Seventeenth street NE.
According to the police Mr.. Degges
was operating an automobile that
crashed into the rear of another ma
chine which had stopped at trafic
light.
Nine persons were injured yester-
day in an automobile collision on
the Marlboro pike near Forestville,
Md, four of theme seriously enough
for disqualification, when station
wagon and a passenger car collided
En- Route to Fishing Party.
Injured were Henry Anderson, COL
ored, 40, of the 1900 block of Ninth
street NV; Robert Fitzhugh. col
ored, 50, of the 2400 block of Shan
non place Sc: William Powell, COL
ored, IS, of the 1400 block of @
street NV; Benjamin Taylor. COL
ored, 43, of the $500 block of Blaine
street NE; Charles Thomas. colored
4S. of the 400 block Of W street
NV, and William Thomas. colored,
81, of the 14O0 block of w street
NV. The. injured were taken to
Casualty Hospital by the Marlboro
rescue squad.
Those in the second car were en-
route to fishing party on the Mary
land shore. Also treated at the
hospital, they were Harold M. Izer
27, Greencastle, Pa: John Burkett
80. Hagerstown, Md, and Allen
Burkett, jr., q, Mason and Dixon
Pa, driver of the car. According tc
police, George Smith, "a, colored
driver of the station wagon, left the
scene of the accident and is being
sought by Prince Georges County
officials, police reported.
Robert Stultz, "a, of GAL E street
Sc, suffered internal injuries in 9
motorcycle accident near Friendly
Md. He was taken to Providence
Hospital for treatment His condi-
ton was reported as serious.
Four colored persons received in
juries when their car skidded anc
overturned while making a turn
into Minnesota avenue Sc. from
Sheriff road. Those treated at Gar
field were L. Lindsay, 10, of the 14oC
block of @ street NV, cuts anc
bruises; william Henderson, 20, Of
the 900 block OF French street NV.
leg cuts; Leonard Gilusy. 10, Of the
1900 block of Twelfth street NV.
broken right leg, and Pauline Dan
iels, 10. of the first block of Quincy
street NV, possible jaw and skull
| fracture.
Auto Overturns.
When the car in which she was q
passenger swerved to avoid another
automobile and overturned neal
Indianhead, Md, Mrs. Margare,
Kirkland, SO, of the $500 block Of
Thirty-fifth place NV, sustained
back injuries and was taken to Cas-.
ualty Hospital for treatment. The
car, police reported, was operated by
her son-in-law, Ray Carmichael, o1
the same address.
Albert H. Good, 40, Of the 170(
block of K street NV, was struck
by a street car yesterday in thu
1000 block of Pennsylvania avenu.
NV. and taken to Emergency Hos
pital. where it was reported he is il
a serious condition suffering from
skull injuries.
An automobile struck Margare
Duffy. AZ, of the 1900 block o
Brentwood road NE. as she wa
crossing at Fifteenth street an
Rhode Island avenue NE. She wa
taken to Sibley Hospital, where sh
was treated for a fractured skul
and leg injuries.
George Wallace, 38. of the 80
block of Mount Vernon place NV
suffered a broken leg when h
stepped between two parked cars a
a third vehicle ran into them, trap
ping him.
Bicyclist Injured.
Alexander Reese, IA, of the go
block of 6 street NE, was treate
at Casualty Hospital for shoulde
and hip injuries sustained when h
was struck by taxicab while ridin
his bicycle at New Jersey avenu
and G street NV.
Harold Mason, "a, colored, Of tn
300 block of Oakdale place NV
received a fractured left leg whe
his motorcycle collided with an au
tomobile at New York and Florid
: avenues NE.
{ Meanwhile coroner's jury toda
, was to hold an inquiry into tn
, death of James E. johnson Of th
1900 block of South Capitol stree
who died Saturday In Casualty Hos
pital after being struck by q car
Third and E streets NV. 4