Evening star., 1945-07-26
Seven Injured
In Collision Of
Truck and Auto
Two Children Among
Victims of Wreck
West of Fuirfux

Seven persons, including two chill
dren, we're injured in a head-or
collision late yesterday between &
pickup truck and a sedan on Route
so, about half mile west of Fair.
fax, police reported today.
Fairfax County Policemen L. H
Shoemate and B. j. BlevinS liStee
the injured as:
William D. Lowe, II, of Route 1
Fairfax, driver of the truck, lacer.
ated knee and bruises.
Mrs. Irene Lowe, A, also of Route
:. occupant of the truck, fractured
nip, lacerated arm and head anc
oSSible internal injuries.
Mrs. Mildred Ramey, %, of Route
:, occupant of the truck, fractured
land and bruises on the knee.
Gene Ramey, 2, and Joan Ramey
3, children of Mrs. Ramey, shocl
and bruises.
Josiah F. Chichester, 70, of Rout,
4, Alexandria, driver of the auto
fractured knee and lacerations o.
the head and face.
Mrs. Ethel Chichester, 81, his wife
fractured knee, chest and head in.
uries and possible internal injuries
Third Occupant Uninjured.
Police said a third occupant, oi
the auto, Mrs. Annie E. Gross, 81
of Per1der was uninjured.
According to police, the. accident
occurred on a straight stretch OF
road when the steering gear on
the truck apparently locked, pull
ing 1t 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 49,
Ia Hurt in Streetcar Crash.
Fourteen colored persons were in
iured, none seriously, when two
Streetcars were in collision last night
IN the 600 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. l348 Lewis
street NE, struck the rear of a
second car going in the same direc-
ton, which was operated by Joseph
Macchio, "a, of 35-H Ridge road,
Greenbelt, Md.
Two persons, one a sailor, we're in
iured in another accident last night
IN the SouSa Bridge, police said
Injured Are Treated.
According to police, an automo-
mobile operated by Florian E. Frill-
man, 18, of 1108 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 hereS4
Seaman Pimental was treated for
face and neck lacerations at the
naval diSpensary and then trans
ferred to the Bethesda Naval Hos
pital.e Kenyon M. Robinson, Is,
whose address was given as the 300
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 lacerations
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 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 renorted