Evening star., 1942-11-21
Man, 70, Dies; 8 Hurt,
One Critically, in D. {.
Traffic Accidents
Five Are Injured in
Collision of Truck
And Army Ambulance
D. 6. Traffic Toll
Killed in 1912 O,
Killed In same period of l941 8.
Toll for all of 1941- Q!

Killed In same period of 194l- SO
Toll for all of 1941 e5
A pedestrian died of traffic injuries
and eight persons were injured in
accidents here in the last "a hours.
The death brought the Districts
traffic toll for the year to 98, three
above the entire 1941 total
William Wooden, 70, of 12l Twelfth
street Sc, died today in Siblev
Hospital of injuries received Thurs
day morning when. according to
police, he walked into a streetcar
travelling north in the 500 block of
Ninth street NV.
Mr.. Wooden was treated for
shoulder bruises at Emergency Hos
pital and subsequently transferred
to Sibley Hospital.
Police listed Paul B. Wise, Is, of
the 700 block of Kentucky avenue
Sc, as operator of the street car,
Five Injured in Crash.
Five persons were injured, one
critically, when a produce-laden
farm truck and an Army ambulance,
carrying three soldiers and woman.
collided at the intersection of Four
teenth and K streets NV. early
today.
Russell A. Phillips, q, of Broad
way, Va, a passenger In the truck,
was pinned beneath the vehicle
when it overturned. He was in a
critical condition at Casualty Hos
pital.
Three passengers of the ambu-
lance were treated at Walter Reed
Hospital Sergt. William Doyne, "a,
of Fort Belvoir, Va, for bruises and
scalp cuts; his wife, Mrs. Alice
Doyne, 20, of Alexandria, cuts on
the forehead, and Corpl. Lloyd
Palmer, %, of Fort Belvoir, knee
injuries.
The driver of the produce truck,
Elden S. Phillips, 81, of Harrison
burg. Va, received only slight in
juries.
Police said that the ambulance
driver, Pvt. Frank Armentano, going
north en- Fourteenth street, failed
to see the truck, which was travel
ing east on K street. Both vehicles
Two Pinned in Truck Cab.
Two men were in Casualty Hos
pital today suffering from leg in
juries received yesterday when they
were pinned in the cab Of a truck
which overturned against tree
after a collision with bus at Elev-
enth street and Florida avenue NE.
Firemen saved them from being
burned by extinguishing a gasoline
fire that started as result OF a
puncture in the trucks tank, and
finally eXtricated the men nearly
an hour later by prying open the
trucks cab. The spilled gasoline
prevented the fremen from using
acetylene torches to free the two.
The men in the truck. both col
ored, were identified by police as
Cecil Bond, 20. of the 1900 block
of Eleventh street NV, driver of
the truck, who had to have crushed
toes on his right foot amputated
and who suffered cuts and possibly a
leg fracture, and Willie johnson, 26,
Arlington, who suffered cuts on both
legs and possibly hip fracture.
Bus Driver Injured.
The bus driver, Leonard l.. Rock,
2l. of the 600 block of Maryland
avenue NE, suffered cuts on the
right leg and possibly wrist frac-
ture. He was released after being
treated at Casualty Hospital.
Mr. Rock, the police said, told
officers he was driving the bus, with
out passengers. west along Florida
avenue when the truck passed him
at Eleventh street. The bus then
hit the truck when the latter
swerved into its path. police quoted
the bus driver as saying.
A coroners jury yesterday eXoner-
ated the driver of an Army ambu-
lance and a streetcar motorman in
two traffic deaths.
Pvt. Arno S. Mcclellan. 26, sta
toned at Fort Washington, Md,
driver of the ambulance, was re
leased in the fatal injury of James
F. Evans, At, Of Chevy Chase, Md,
on November II.
Mr. Evans was struck and in
stantly killed in front of l701 North
Capitol street.
In the second inquest, Charles E.
Ninson. 80 of 532 Fourteenth street
Sc, street car motorman, was
freed in the fatal injury of Edward
F. Jenifer. 70. colored, of 1l46 Sixth
street NV. early yesterday.