Evening star., 1944-02-18
Coast Guard Officer
Seriously Injured as
Auto Hits Two Poles

Homer E. Green. jr., "a, Coast
Guard chief petty officer, 304 Thirty
fourth place NV, was severely in
jured last night when he lost control
OF a car he was driving near Randle
Circle NE. and it crashed into two
light poles, shearing one of them of
and came to a halt, a shattered
wreck, against the other.
He Is in a serious condition at the
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, suffering
from possible skull fracture, a
broken nose and severe cuts and
bruises, according to police.
The accident was witnessed by
Harry Goodman, a Star photog-
rapher, as he drove toward his home,
at 1925 East Capitol street, shortly
before 10 pm.
Mr.. Goodman was driving ahead
Iof the Coast Guardsman's car when
he heard the screaming OF brakes
as Mr.. Green tried to negotiate the
curve where Minnesota avenue runs
into Randle Circle, he said. Glanc-
ing in the rear-view mirror. Mr..
Goodman saw Mr.. Green's car crash
into a pole. breaking it of near the
base. Electric wires, dragged to the
street by the pole, showered the
scene with sparks, Mr.. Goodman
said.
Nearly Hits Pedestrian.
Mr.. Green's car continued on.
knocking over tree and a mail box
and came to stop when it collided
head-on with a second light pole.
The impact broke this pole also, but
1t remained upright.
Another eyewitness, Dale F. Ruby.
~, of 2905 Thirtieth street Sc, said
he narrowly escaped being struck by
the car as it careened from pole to
pole. Mr.. Ruby said he alighted
from a bus as Mr.. Green's car raced
into the curve at the circle. An in
slant after striking the first pole,
he declared, the car headed toward
him and he avoided being struck by
leaping into clump OF bushes, he
said.
Mr.. Green was removed to GAL
llnger Hospital, given emergency
treatment and transferred to the
Naval Hospital.
-Four other persons were injured
early this morning, three seriously
IN collision between two automo-
biles at Twentieth and K streets
NV, police reported.
Mrs. Marie T. Marucci, rs, of 400
Russell avenue, Mount Rainier, Md.
driver Of one Of the cars, suffered A
fractured knee and a possible frac-
tured hip when her car crashed
with one driven by 1t. James B.
Whitlow, jr., %, OF 3l48 Wisconsin
avenue NV, according to police.
Taken to Emergency Hospital.
She was taken to Emergency Hos
ultal with two passengers in her
car who also were injured. They
are Matthew Grotkowski, %, of 2025
l street NV, and Quay Whiting. "a,
OF 4129 Fourth street NV, police
said. Hospital attaches said Mr..
Grotkowski is suffering from posi-
Die internal injuries and fractured
ribs. The other victim was treated
for minor hurts and sent home, DO
lice said.
Miss Phyllis Diaz, 81, of SGT Eight
eenth street NV, who was riding
with 1t. Whitlow, was removed to
Emergency Hospital, where she was
said to be suffering from possible
fractured pelvis and internal in
juries. Her condition Is undeter-
mined. police said.
Two women were injured yester-
day when their car collided with A
Capital Transit Co. bus at Concord
avenue and Fifth street NV, police
reported. Mrs. Gloria Glaze. %. of
1910 Fortieth place, Hyattsville, Nd.
driver of the car, received leg
bruises and was sent home after
treatment at Garfield Hospital. Her
mother, Mrs. Catherine Middlekamp.
OF the same address, a passenger in
the car. was admitted to the same
hospital with a possible fractured
leg and hand, police said.