Evening star., 1945-07-26
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Injured in Collision
OF Truck and Auto

Seven persons, including two chill
dren, were injured in a head-on
collision late yesterday between a
pickup truck and sedan on Route
so, about half a mile west of Fair
fax, police reported today.
Fairfax County Policemen L. H.
Shoemate and B. j. Blevins listed
the injured as:
William D. Lowe, IT, of Route 1,
Fairfax, driver of the truck, lacer-
ated knee and bruises.
Mrs. Irene Lowe, A, also of Route
l, occupant of the truck, fractured
hip, lacerated arm and head and
possible internal injuries.
Mrs. Mildred Ramey. %, of Route
!, occupant of the truck, a fractured
hand and bruises on the knee.
Gene Ramey, 2, and Joan Ramey,
8, children of Mrs. Ramey, shock
and bruises.
Josiah F. Chichester, 70, of Route
4, Alexandra, driver of the auto,
fractured knee and lacerations of
the head and face.
Mrs. Ethel Chichester, 62, his wife,
fractured knee, chest and head in
juries and possible internal injuries.
Third Occupant Uninjured.
Police said third occupant of
the auto, Mrs Annie E. Gross, 81,
Of Pender was uninjured.
According to police. the accident
occurred on straight stretch of
road when the steering gear on
the truck apparently locked, pull
ing it in front of the approaching
auto. All of the injured were taken
to Arlington Hospital by the Fair
fax Volunteer Fire Department
ambulance.
Police said Mr.. Lowe was charged
with reckless driving and sum-
moned for a Trial Justice Court
hearing August Is.
IA Hurt in Streetcar Crash.
Fourteen colored persons were in
jured, none seriously, when two
Streetcars were in collision last night
in the 500 block of Kenilworth ave-
nue. NE, police reported. Those
hurt were treated at Casualty Hos
pital and released.
According to police, the accident
occurred when one car, operated
north on Kenilworth avenue by
Robert Welles, 33, of 1348 Lewis
street NE, struck the rear of a
second car going in the same direc-
tion, which was operated by Joseph
Macchio, "a, of 35-H Ridge road,
Greenbelt, Md.
Two persons, one sailor, were in
jured in another accident last night
on the Sousa Bridge, police said.
Injured Are Treated.
According to police, an automo-
mobile operated by Florian E. Frill-
man, IS, of HOB Forty fourth place
Sc, was speeding on the bridge
when it collided with the rear of a
car operated by Joseph A. Pimental,
%, seaman attached to the Navy
Yard here.
Seaman Pimental was treated for
face and neck lacerations at the
naval dispenSary and then trans
ferred to the Bethesda Naval Hos
pital. Kenyon NJ Robinson, Is,
whose address was given as the 800
block of Ridge place Sc, and who
was said to be riding with Mr.. Frill-
man, was treated at Gallinger Hos
pital for head and knee decorations
and released. Police said Mr.. Frill-
man was going As miles an hour
and charged him with driving at
unreasonable speed.
A woman was injured in an acci-
dent at M and Van streets Sc, in
which two cars caught fire. Mrs.
Catherine B. Millar, 35, of 1887
Pennsylvania avenue Sc, whose car
collided with the rear of a parked
automobile, according to police, was
treated at Providence Hospital for
lacerations of both legs and re-
leased. She was charged with fall
ing to give full time and attention
to the operation of her vehicle. The
parked car was owned by Walter
Hall, 1884 Wheeler road Sc, police
said. In the fire which followed,
neither vehicle suffered much dam
age, officers reported,