Evening star., 1942-02-16
District Man Struck
ByStreetcar Dies;
18Th Traffic Fatality
Crosh Injuries Fotol
To Policemen Here;
Two Killed in Virginia
D. G. Traffic Toll
Killed in 1912 19
Killed in same period Of 194l Is
Toll for all of 1941 95

j. Raymond Catrow, Al, of 1124
Twenty-fifth street NV, died in
Emergency Hospital this morning
of q skull fracture he received when
struck Saturday night by a street
car at Thirteenth and Pennsylvania
avenue NV.
He is the nineteenth traffic fa-
tality here this year. The. eight
'teenth occurred yesterday then
Policeman Irving Rosenberg, 81,
died of einjpries received il, artrafAc
accident while he was answering q
call In addition, two trafdc fatal
tiles were recorded in nearby Vir-
ginia over the week end.
Mr.. Catrow stepped from a load
ing platform into the path of the
street car, police said.
Benford Newman, 81. garage me-
chanic at Fairfax. died in George
town Hospital early Sunday of in
juries received when his car struck
a concrete bridge on U. S. route 211
near Centerville, Va, police reported.
Leonard Crooper. So. employe of the
Fruit Growers Express in Alexandria,
was struck by a car and killed
Saturday night while walking on o.
S. Route !, south of the Penn Daw
Hotel.
Hearings Are Planned.
Virginia State Trooper T. J.
Starrett, "a, who was called to the
scene to direct trafiic. was hit by
another car. He was taken to Alex
andria Hospital. suffering lacera-
tions about the face, bruises and an
injury to his mouth.
Police listed the driver of the car
that struck Mr.. Crooper as j. K.
Sills, 308 North st. Asaph street,
Alexandria, who was charged with
involuntary manslaughter and re-
leased under his personal bond.
Also charged with reckless driving
in connection with the injury to
Trooper Starrett were william J.
Mooney, 2619 Fourteenth street
NV, and Arthur L. Ward of Lor-
ton. Each was released under $50
bond. The three are to be given
hearings at 2 pm. today in the
Fairfax Trial Justice Court.
Policeman Rosenberg was driving
his scout car in response to q call
concerning a shooting when he was
in collision with a Capital Transit
Co. bus at Thirteenth and M streets
NV. late Wednesday, it was re-
ported.
Two Others Injured.
The bus driver, Leroy A. Kelly, "a
of 1406 Webster street NV. was
charged by police with failing to give
right of way and operating vehicle
with defective brakes. Police claimed
. test of the bus showed it stopped
in SIS feet instead of 40 as required al
the test speed. They also contende6
that the scout car had its exhaust
whistle open at the time of the
crash.
All precinct station flags were al
half staff today and will remain sc
until services are held for Mr.. Rosen
berg at 11:45 am. tomorrow. Thos
will be held at his home, 1104 Allisol
street NV. Burial will be In Airing.
ton National Cemetery.
The policeman joined the force II
1911. Surviving him are his widow
Mrs. Ella Rosenberg: a son, Mar
shall, and a daughter, Mrs. Loui'
B. Land of Clifton Forge, Va.
A 7s-year-old pedestrian, Walter
Buckner of Bethesda, Md, suffered
head and leg injuries when he wa
hit by an auto early Sunday on Wis
consin avenue, Bethesda, police re.
ported. He was taken to George
town Hospital.
Anthony Perruso, IS, 5401 Fourth
street NV, received q possible skull
fracture in q collision at Sixteenth
and C streets Sc, police said. H,
was taken to Casualty Hospital.