Evening star., 1942-06-27
Man Killed.,
II Hurt in
Area Traffic
Passenger Fatally
Injured as Auto
Hits Light Pole
D. {. Traffic Toll

One person was killed and II in
Jured in traffic accidents IN the
Washington area during last nights
heavy rain.
Guglielmo Ombramonti of the 300
block Of A street. Hillside, Md, died
this morning in Providence Hospital
as the result of injuries received
when the car in which he was riding
crashed into an electric light pole on
Route 5 near T B, Md, according
to Maryland State police.
Mr. Ombramonti first was taken to
Physicians Memorial Hospital at La
Plata. together with three other oc-
cupants Of the car, and later trans
ferred to Providence.
Driver, Two Others Hurt.
Joseph Cunningham. 81, of Ro-
chester, N Y. listed by attaches at
the La Plata hospital as the driver
OF the car. and Donald Whitman.
II, of Washington suffered lacera-
tionS about the face. while Robert
Meder, 28 Of Hicksvllle, N. Y, re-
ceived a possible brain concussion.
hospital officials said. Mr.. Meders
condition was described as good.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
vas expected to issue today a ver-
dict deciding whether the death of
8-month-old Bobby Tucker of Fort
Washington, Md, was the result of a
motor accident.
The child died late Thursday
night at Children5 Hospital. Police
said that on May II he was riding
in car which overturned near his
home. That same day he was
brought to Providence Hospital and
released after no trouble was found.
according to police His mother,
Mrs. Susie Tucker. brought him to
Childrens Hospital on the day he
died
Taxis Collide.
In Washington. John R. Gasuue.
%. of Second street NE, taxi
driver, was in undetermined condi-
ton in Emergency Hospital after an
accident at Ninth street and Rhode
Island avenue NV. early today. Po-
lice said Mr.. Gasques cab collided
with another taxi driven by George
w. Thomas, 81. colored, 1916 Twelfth
street NV. Mr.. Thomas. treated at
Emergency for minor decorations,
was later released. as was Nathan o.
Parker, 25, 1910 First street NV.
passenger in the Gasque cab. The
hospital said Mr.. Gasque suffered
conclusion, and body injuries.
Arthur Armstrong, II. 716 Third
street NE, suffered conclusion, ac-
cordlng to police, when he was
struck by an auto in the 1900 block
OF H street NE. last night. He was
crossing the street, police reported
He was admitted to Casualty.
Hyattsville Girl Hit.
Miss Eleanor Rounds. 81. of 43O6
Gallatin street, Hyattsville, Md. re-
ceived a possible conclusion of the
brain when she was struck by a
street car on Rhode Island avenue
across the street from the County
Service Building in Hyattsville. po-
lice reported
She was taken to Casualty Hos
pital by the Bladensburg Rescue
Squad where her condition was said
to be good Police listed the motor
man as G. c. Smiley of 3547 Tenth
street NV.
Two young Washingtonians and a
Virginlan were injured when their
automobile crashed into the rear of
a southbound Greyhound bus parked
on the Richmond Highway about a
mile south of Alexandria, according
to Virginia State police.
Taken to Alexandria Hospital were
William S. Crawley, %. of 489 G
street SW., who received a fractured
thigh: Eugene Brooks, 90. Of Baileys
Cross Roads. Va. head injuries, and
Miss Louise Ashby. 20. 707 Fifteenth
street NE, head lacerationS.
Police reported that the bus driver
had placed flares around the vehicle.