Evening star., 1944-01-12
Five Persons Injured
One d Pedestrian, in
D. {. Traffic Crashes
Man Is FeIIed When
Collision Sends Truck
Onto Curb, Police Soy

Five persons were injured In
trafiic accidents in the Metropoli-
tan Area yesterday, one pedestrian
who was struck by truck which
jumped the curbing after it was in
collision with another truck at
Sherman avenue and Harvard
street NV, police said.
Victim Of the freak accident was
Ora Robinson, a., colored, of 2915
Sherman avenue NV, who was
knocked down at the northeast
curb OF the intersection. He was
hit, according to police, by a truck
operated by Sharp Emanuel of 1927
Ninth street NV, which first was
IN collision with a truck operated
by Charles E. Walker of 5401 Eads
street NE. Mr.. Robinson received
cuts on the fingers and head.
Two in Truck Hurt.
Also injured were two passengers
In the truck operated by Mr.. Eman-
uel, James w. Ellison, Sc, colored,
of 931 P street NV, and Joseph
Steinberg of 1868 Eleventh street
NV. Mr.. Ellison was treated for
a lacerated scalp at Freedmen's
Hospital and discharged, while Mr.
Steinberg told police he would be
treated by a private physician.
George Quigley, %, of 4911 T
street, Bradbury Heights, Md, and
Louis Mcclellan. 10, of 4600 Chewton
avenue, Bradbury Heights, were in
jured when the auto in which they
were riding struck bypass being
constructed near Silver Hill, Md.
Mr. Quigley was treated at Cas-
uaity Hospital for scalp lacerations
and paralysis of the forearm and Mr..
Mcclellan was treated for head
injuries.
Meanwhile, Alexandria, Va. re-
ported its first traffic fatality of the
year in the case of James Jones. 10,
colored, OF 713 Queen street, who
died in Alexandria Hospital from
injuries received January 4. Accord
ing to police, Mr.. Jones was struck
by a car operated by Albert T.
Bumann of the l400 block Ames
street NE, an employe of the Naval
torpedo Station. Mr.. Bumann was
charged with reckless driving and
released on $500 bond. He will be
tried after the coroner's inquest
Date of the inquest has not been set.
John Mason. 43, colored, of Upper
Marlboro, Md, died Monday at
Casualty Hospital from injuries
suffered when he was struck by two
automobiles Saturday near Upper
Marlboro.
According to police, Mason was
struck by car driven by joseph
c. Diggs, colored, of Upper Marlboro
and was knocked into the path of
an approaching car driven by Will
liam j. Beall, Richie. Both men
have been charged with reckless
driving pending further investiga-
ton.
Sailors Death Ruled Mishap.
The death yesterday of Charles
Steven Thornburg, 19-year-old sail
or attached to the naval training
station at Bainbridge, Md, who led
police a wild chase last Thursday in
a stolen funeral car, was ruled ac-
cidental by Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald
Thornburg died in Garfield Hos
pital from injuries received when
the car he was driving at 80 miles
an hour crashed into garage in
the 2100 block of Georgia avenue
NV.
Police are seeking the driver
of an automobile which struck
Louise Extine, 81, of 1929 Park
place Sc. while she was walk
ing at Naylor road and Fairlawn
avenue Sc. yesterday, She was
treated at Casualty Hospital for a
possible fractured collarbone and
cuts and bruises. Her condition was
described as good today.