Evening star., 1941-01-20
Traffic Takes
Lives Of Five
In D. T.. Area
Week End Accidents
Kill Four; Crash
Victim Dies

Two Washingtonians were killed
in an automobile crash in nearby
Maryland early today and two 9TH
ers died here yesterday as result
of traffic accidents. A fifth death
occurred in nearby Virginia last
night when a pedestrian was run
down on the Richmond highway
Just south of Alexandria.
Jack K. Hare. 90, of 4036 Eighth
street NE, operator of an automo-
bile parts store in Hyattsville, Md,
was fatally injured and his COM
panion, Virginia Catherine Coff-
man. 19, of TOP G street NE, was
killed about 3 o'clock this morning
when their car ran off curve at
Wayson's Corner in Anne Arundel
County Md, a few miles beyond
Upper Marlboro.
Mr.. Hare was brought to Casualty
Hospital by the Marlboro Rescue
Squad and died soon after arrival.
Miss Coffman apparently was killed
outright. Her body was removed
to a funeral parlor at Galesville,
where it was identified by the par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Coffman.
Auto Fails to Take Curve.
Their car, police said, ran of a
curve and sheared of three gdS-
oline pumps before knocking down
two supports at front of filling
station
Mr. Hare is survived BY his v-;[0U,
Mrs. Sarah j. Hare, and a Is
month-old daughtet, Ba. -~-~. I
brothers, Michael, Felix, Andrew and
Joseph Hare, and a sister, Frances
Hare, all of New York State.
Funeral services have not been COM
pleted.
The Anne Arundel County medical
examiner was investigating the ac-
cident today
Spencer w. Sahlberg, As, of 1740
Riggs street NV, died at Emer-
gency Hospital last night few min
utes after he was run down by a
Washington. Virginia & Maryland
Coach Co. bus at Eighteenth and
K streets NV.
The bus. police said, was operated
by Thomas Esler, jr.. 80, of Arling-
| ton, Va, who was released in Gus
tody of his employers pending an
inquest.
Fernand Petit, SO, of 2434 Thirty
ninth place NV. died in Mount
Alto Hospital yesterday of injuries
suffered January 10 when he was
| thrown from an automobile in a
! collision at Thirty-second street
NV.
Toll Increased to IL.
The two deaths h9e yesterday
brought the traffic toll in the Dis
trict TO II so far this year, as COM
| pared with three at the same time
last year.
The car in which Mr.. Petit was
riding was operated, police said. by
Leon w. Trenary, 26, of 1884 Twen-
| ty-seventh street NV. The other
machine, police said. was driven by
Frank Christmas, 18. of 1903 Var
mum street NV.
The victim of the nearby Virginia
accident was William j. Midkiff,
I SO. of Chase City, Va, who was run
down at Groveton on Route No. !,
about three miles south of Alexan-
| dria. He died at Alexandria Hos
pital about half an hour after the
accident.
Police listed the driver of the car
as Phillip r. Garrett. colored,' of R.
F. D. No. l, Alexandria. An in
quest has been set for tomorrow
noon in Alexandria Police Court by
Coroner Llewellyn Powell.
John S. Snyder, 90, of 2635 Otis
street NE, suffered a compound
fracture of the left leg and pos
sible skull fracture yesterday when
struck by an automobile while cross
ing Rhode Island avenue NE. IN
the 2600 block He is under treat
ment at Casualty Hospital. where
his condition was said to be serious.
The car was operated, police said,
by Bridget E. Bradfeld, 30 of 1903
Owen place NE.
Ted Smith, ID. of II South Lex
intgon street, Arlington, Va, was
critically injured last night when
knocked from his bicycle by an au-
tomobile while delivering newspape-s
on Lee boulevard in nearby Virginia.
He was brought to Emergency Hos
pital and treated for a possible skull
fracture.
| Washington police said the car
was driven by Reginald Wells of
1433 South Carolina avenue Sc.
Robert Long, IS, of Seat Pleasant,
Md, was in an undetermined con-
dltlon at Casualty Hospital today
from head injuries received when
struck by car in Seat Pleasant
yesterday.