Evening star., 1941-09-29
Motorist Killed,
1OAre Injured
In Accidents
Soldier Is Hurt
When Motorcycle
Hits Street Car
BULLETIN.

Ulysses Watts, colored, 81, of
1884 Ninth street NV. died
shortly before noon today in
Freedmen's Hospital from in
juries received in an auto acci-
dent last Thursday, bringing the
Districts traffic toll to "a.
A 54-year-old Washington man
was fatally injured in a traffic acci-
dent near Lynchburg, Va, and 10
persons were hurt in mishaps in the
Washington area yesterday.
Early today, Robert r. Bolet, %,
an Army motorcyclist. suffered a
fractured leg and other injuries in
a collision with a street car at
Fourteenth street and Park road
NV. The accident, occurring dur
ing the morning rush hour. tied up
traffic on crowded Fourteenth street
for more than half an hour.
The soldier was taken to Walter
Reed Hospital. Police reported that
his motorcycle collided with a
Southwest Mall street car operated
by Vernon Shotwell. Mr.. Shotwell
told police the motorcyclist made a
turn into the path of the street car
and he was unable to avoid the
crash.
Car Hurtles Over Bank.
Rufus Jeffries, colored, of s04
Forty-seventh place NE, died in a
Lynchburg hospital of injuries re-
ceived when the car in which he
was riding went over an embank-
ment on a highway north of Lynch
burg. His nephew. Bernard Jeffries.
%, also of Washington, was seri-
ouSly injured.
Mr.. Jeffries' wife. Mrs. Nettie JEFF
fries, and their son, Everett, 80,
driver Of the car, and Mrs. Jessie
White of the 2l00 block of N street
NV. received minor injuries.
Clifford L. Burke, 18, of 1884
Twenty ninth street NV. was taken
to Georgetown Hospital with bruises
and possible internal injuries after
his automobile struck a parked car
in the 5000 block of Wisconsin ave-
nue. NV.
Clarence Pennington, 30. Of 2l2
Twenty-f1rst street NE. was treated
at Casualty Hospital for cuts. and
Mary Collins, q, colored, 1928 North
Carolina avenue NE, for a cut on
the forehead at Freedmen's Hospital
as result of a collision at Fifteenth
and c street NE.
Belvoir Soldier Hurt.
( Two persons were injured in
collision at Sherman avenue and
Barry place NV. Chester De San
/ tbs, %, of Company A, 44th Enei-
neers, Fort Belvoir, Va, was taken
/ to Walter Reed Hospital with dis
location and possible fracture Of the
left shoulder. Louise Hurt, II, OF
Chevy Chase. Nd, was released after
being treated at Garfield Hospital
for cuts and bruises.
Others treated at hospitals and
released we're:
Lollie Goner, 26, colored, treated
at Sibley for bruises received when
she fell out of taXicab at New Jer-
sey avenue and L street NV, ac-
! cordlng to police.
Florence Coagle, "a, of 6l9 New
Jersey avenue NV, colored, report
ed to have been struck by a hit-run
driver at Fourth and G streets NV.
She was treated at Providence for
bruises on the left eye and shoulder
Rufus Whitaker, %, colored. of
l7l6 Seaton place NV. treated at
Emergency for cut on the eye, re-
ceived when his bicycle Collided with
an automobile at Eighteenth street
and Florida avenue NV.
Lee j Shatz, 40, of Elkins Nd.
treated at Garfield for minor
bruises on the head. received when
struck by an automobile in the 900
block of L street NV.
Thomas Hawkins, 80. colored. Of
Clinton, Md, taken to Gallinger with
+ cuts on the face and neck after a
mlshap near his home.