Evening star., 1942-06-17
PUG Probes
Bus Collision
|njuring 30
Rescue Squad HoIts
Flow From Artery,
Saves Girls Life
D. G. Traffic Toll

The Public Utilities Commission.
today was investigating yesterday
mornings bus crash, in which mora,
than 80 persons were injured. Il,
A PUG inspector was assigned to.il
the case. Ii,
An earlier inquiry was made by,,
the police Accident Investigation
Unit, but Inspector Arthur Miller
refused to comment on it, except
to say that his squad had charged
one bus driver with passing a red
light. n
Noting the number of accidents
this year in which buses and street.
cars have been involved, he declared
that where pedestrians have been
victims, their injuries have usually
been caused by their own careless
ness. Z
But he said inexperienced vehicle
operators have been a danger and
that sometimes the operators have
too numerous duties to perform
safely. The operators must answer
hundreds of questions from new-il
comers to the CITY, make change
and try to maintain schedules, he
pointed out. Ii
Hearing Due Friday. ID
Bus Driver John r. Parrish, "A, Of
Takoma Park, Nd, who was quoted.
by police as saying his brakes were.
faulty. will appear In Traffic Court
Friday morning to face the charge
Of passing red light. {,
Still in serious but improved
condition at Freedmen's Hospital.
today was Wiley w. Harris. SO, COL
ored, l442 Corcoran street NV, who
was hurt in the accident. :.
First aid quickly applied by mem
bers of the Silver Spring rescue
squad was credited with saving the
life of Patricia Benner, IS, of 1911
Illinois avenue NV, last night. !!
An artery was severed when an
auto in which she was riding crashed
into parked car in the 84oO block
OF Georgia avenue, it was reported
The rescue squad members stopped
the flow OF blood and rushed her
to Washington Sanitarium, Takoma
Park, where she was treated for
severe cuts Of head and neck.
Child Fit by Auto.
Lawrence S. Frankenield, "A. of
So Seaton place NV, was taken
to Casualty Hospital early today
after the car he was driving turned
over on curve near Beltsville, Nd. :.
police reported. He was in unde-
termined condition, suffering from
laceratlons to head and body and
possible internal injuries.
Iwo-year-old Larry L. Norman.
sos G street Sc, received head in
Jurles when he was struck by an
auto at filling station in the zoo
block OF c street NV, police re-
ported. He was taken to Providence
Hospital
One District driver was ordered
held for Police Court action under
the Negligent Homicide Act and
two streetcar motormen we're ex-,
onerated by coroner's jury yester-.
day as result of three recent traffic
deaths.
William S. Lemons, 27 colored.,
of 444 @ street NV, was held neg
ligent in the fatal injury on Nav.
81 of Miss Edith Austin, 36, of 3ls
Eleventh street S.W. Miss Austin
was said by police to have been
crossing Twelfth street S.W., near
the intersection with c street when
struck by Mr.. Lemons car. Miss
Austin died in Emergency Hospital
May 30.
MotOrman ExOnerated.
Samuel S. Misenko, 27, of 37o3
Thirty-sixth street NE, streetcar
mot0rman, was eXonerated in the
death of James McKenney. So. of
240l Thirtieth street NE. Mr.. Nc
kenney was struck by a streetcar
as he ran across the street in front
of 1888 Fourteenth street NV. Mon
day.
The other motorman, Teba C.
Littlejohn, 28, of 1875 Mintwood
place NV, was absolved in the
fatal injury of Mrs. Mary Paul
ing Dennison, As, Of 724 Sew
enth street Sc. Mrs. Dennison was
hit as she crossed the 1900 block of
Pennsylvania avenue Sc. Police
said she had crossed the avenue for
a taxicab and was attempting to
run back across the streetcar line
to join companions who had hailed
a cab on the south side of the
Avenue,