Evening star., 1941-12-22
Two Are Killed
In Weekend
Traffic Crashes
Womun's Death Sends
Toll in District
To go for Year

Death struck in Washington traf-
fic for the Goth time this year when
Mrs. Ruth Embrey Dean, "a. Of $40
Princess street, Alexandria, was killed
in an automobile crash early yester-
day. A colored man was fatally in
jured last night on the Baltimore
boulevard.
The car in which Mrs. Dean was
riding collided with concrete abut-
ment in the center of New Jersey
avenue Sc at the Virginia avenue
overpass, police said. Rushed to
Casualty Hospital, she was pro-
nounced dead on arrival. Her death
makes the Districts traffic toll 10
higher than at this time last year.
Driver Called to Inquest.
Appearing at the inquest into her
death at II 80 am. tomorrow in the
District Morgue will be the driver
of the car in which the young
woman was riding. Police listed
him as John Robert Hickman, 25,
of the same Alexandra address. He
was treated at Providence Hospital
for abrasions and lacerations, none
of them serious.
The Morgue has scheduled an in
quest at the same hour into the
death of Mrs Margaret Love, IS.
colored, fatally injured Saturday
night when crossing the street near
her home in the 400 block of n
street NV.
Was Crossing Boulevard.
John Blackstone. about 55, OF
Branchville, Md, was killed by an
automobile while walking across the
| Baltimore boulevard at Daniels
Park, Prince Georges County police
said
The driver of the car was listed
by police as Herbert Gandel of the
200 block Farragut street NV. A
charge of manslaughter has been
placed against him and a hearing
will be held January 5, police said.
Mr.. Gandel is free under bond.
/ In critical condition at Casualty
Hospital is Melvin c. Hutchinson,
20. of Ritchie, Md. the driver, ac-
cording to police, of an auto in COL
lision with a street car late Satur-
day on Fifty-seventh street near Dix
street NE. He suffered fractured
skull. compound leg fracture and
possible backbone fracture.
Four Others Injured.
From the same scene Casualty
Hospital received George Redding
10, of Seat Pleasant. Md, with a
possible skull fracture; Paul Beyer
20, Seat Pleasant, fractured right
leg; Leonard Redding, It, Sea-
Pleasant, multiple head decorations
and John Harris. 18, 5810 East Capi
tol street. multiple face and fore
head abrasions, police reported.
AS he crossed Thomas Circle las
night, David Servator. SO, 4704 -Four
teenth street NV, suffered frac
tured arm and nose when hit by
car He was taken TO Casualty Hos
pital.
When fire truck and a CONNER
cial truck collided at Kentucky ave
nue. and c street Sc, police re
ported, Paul E. Clark, At. 1904 !
street Sc. driver of the latte
vehicle. suffered head and fac
lacerations. He was treated a
Emergency Hospital. Fireman 10
seph H. Mattare, %, 2724 Minnesota
avenue NE, received a wrencheC
back.
James M Hamkick, "a, of Middl
River, Md, was in serious condition
,. at Casualty Hospital suffering un
determined injuries from an acci
dent on the Baltimore boulevar,
last night.
Prince Georges County police sait
Mr.. Hamkick was driving an auto
mobile that crashed into the rea
:, of a truck operated by Albert 1
!, Lewis, %, of Laurel
County Policeman B. A. Hamilton
and ROLAND Sweitzer had to pr
the automobile open before the
were able to extricate Mr. Hamkict
The automobile jammed beneatl
the rear of the truck. Police sal
both drivers have been charged wit
: reckless driving.
4 4 Treated at Emergency Hospita
were James PreStera. jr.. l6, 36l
First road south, Arlington, hea
); and ankle injuries: his father,
u years of age. of the same addres;
scalp and leg cuts; Paul Marks, q
1900 Sixteenth street NV, for Gu
on pose and chin and possible hea
injury, and Reginald A. Allen, 80, G
y the same address, cut over left ey
IL and a leg injury.