Evening star., 1942-08-18
Man, "a, Dies,
Sending Traffic
Toll 10 66
Pennsylvania Crosh
Is FotoI to Another
D. &. Resident
D. 6. Traffic Toll

The Districts trafic toll for 1942 :
rose to Sc today with the death at
his home of Louigi Menchini, a..
of 1924 Columbia road NV. Who
was injured August IL at Fourteenth m
and U streets NV. when he was
struck by truck as he stepped from
a streetcar loading platform.
Police have charged Mack w. Hill,c-
"a, of 1405 Harvard street NV,
who, they said, was the operator OF
the vehicle, with failing to report !,
an accident. =
Mr.. Menchini was struck late atr
night, police said. when he stepped 10
into the path of the truck, outside
the pedestrian crosswalk. Mr.. Hill n
took the injured man to his home.7 :
where he was treated by private :
physician. ....... =,
Another Washington man was one n
of three killed last night in head.'
on collision between the car in which =
he was riding and a truck near
Danville, Pa, the Associated Press
reported. He was listed as Joseph
F. Franco, 624 Ninth street S.W., but
no further identification could be
made here today.
Menchini Born In Italy.
Mr.. Menchini was born in italy ,
and came to the United States ap-
proximately IS years ago. He estab-,
tished permanent residence in WASH
ington five years later.
Mr.. Menchini was an ornamental !.
plasterer till his retirement Is years.
ago. Since then he had been assist
ing his son, Henry A. Menchini, in
operating a grocery store. He is
survived by his widow, Mrs. Perfetta
Menchini; his son and two grand
daughters, Mrs Frances Dreisbach, :,
and Mrs. Dolores Forcier. Arrange, !
ments for his funeral on Thursday.
have not yet been completed.
Edwin A. Beight, As. of 2208 Ran
dolph street NE. was admitted to
Casualty Hospital last night with
possible fracture of the left leg and
| lacerations of the arm and leg, after :
the bicycle he was riding was in
collision with an automobile in the
! 1900 block of BladenSburg road.
Police listed the driver of sthe car
as Charles r. Smith, lS. OFFS Penn ;
sylvania street, College Park, Md.
Three Hurt In Crash.
Leroy Moore. 81. colored, 222 G
street NE. was taken to Casualty
Hospital early today with abrasions
to the right leg and arm and eye
injuries, which were suffered when
he was struck by an automobile at
Third and G streets NE. His con-
| dition was reported not serious.
Police said the driver of the car was
Elijah J. Moore, "a. colored, 1924
Third street NE
Three Riverdale (Md) men were
injured early today when their car
and another were in a collision at
Berwyn, according to Prince Georges
County police.
Malcolm c. Dougherty, 43, listed
by police as the driver of one of the
cars, suffered fracture of the left
leg. Charles Edwards, IS, a passen-
ger In Mr.. Dougherty's automobile,
received fractures of the ribs and
lacerations about the face, while a
second passenger. Thomas Jackson,
20. suffered fracture OF the left leg,
police said.
Truck, Streetcar Collide.
The injured men were taken to
Casualty Hospital by the Branch
vile Rescue Squad. Donald lie
Beau, 81, of Riverdale, listed by
police as the driver of the other car,
escaped injury.
Several persons were injured, none
seriously, in two streetcar-truck col
lisions, one yesterday afternoon and
the other this morning.
Thornton Edwards, As, colored,
600 Sixteenth street NE, escaped
serious injury when the truck he was
operating overturned after it was
in collision with a streetcar at
Seventh and l. streets NV. this
morning.
Six persons were treated at hos
pitals and released after the acci-
dent yesterday in which truck and
streetcar collided at Fourteenth and
Corcoran streets NV.