Evening star., 1946-04-01
36Are Injured
In Traffic as
Cars Jam Roads
Victims Include Two
Sailors; Six Injured in
Bus-Streetcor Crash

Bus-Streetcor Crash
Thirty-six persons were in
jured in traffic accidents over
the week end in the Washington
area as motorists took advan-
tage of the balmy weather to
jam streets and highways.
Two sailors are in serious condi-
tion at the Naval Medical Center,
Bethesda, Md, with injuries re-
ceived when their automobile went
out Of control near the Blagden ave-
nue. entrance to Rock Creek Park,
turned end-over-end three times
and crashed into the creek.
The driver, Seaman 1/c Arthur
Lincoln, 18, of 2501 Calvert street
NV, is under treatment for in
ternal injuries, shock, body cuts and
bruises. Aviation Radioman SIC
James r. Crutchfield, 20, of 542O
Connecticut avenue NV. a pas
senger. suffered a possible skull
fracture and scalp lacerations.
Six Hurt in Collision.
Six persons were injured shortly
after noon yesterday when a Capital
Transit Co. bus and streetcar COL
lided at the intersection of Twen-
tieth street and Connecticut avenue
NV.
The injured, all of whom were
taken to Emergency Hospital, were:
DR.. Paul B. Johnson, So, of 1878
Columbia road NV, possible frac-
tured hip; Miss Flora L. P John
son, DR.. Johnson's sister, treated
for bruised hip and released; Miss
Blanche Green, 81. of 3416 Twelfth
street NV, undetermined chest in
juries; Mrs. Nellie Anderson, Sc, Of
2217 @ street NV. possible hip
fracture, and Mrs. Carrie McClel-
land, 76, of IA Albemarle street,
Westmoreland Hills, Md, fractured
ribs. Mrs. Eugene Gott, 76, of
2l26 Connecticut avenue NV,
treated for body bruises and re-
leased.
Thirteen other persons, including
three children, were treated for
less serious traffic injuries and re-
leased from local hospitals, according
to police records.
Motorcycles Strike Car.
Three persons were injured in the
62O0 block of Marlboro pike, Just
across the District line yesterday,
when the motorcycles they were
riding sideswiped an automobile.
Prince Georges County police said.
The injured are: Frank Collins,
80, Of the 1000 block of Fourth street
NV; Miss Marie Loving, 27 of the
1900 block Of Eleventh street NV,
and Joseph Burroughs, 20. of 700
North Braddock street, Alexandria,
Va, operator of the second motor
cycle. Mr.. Collins and Miss Loving
were admitted to Providence Hos
pital with undetermined injuries,
while Mr.. Burroughs was treated and
released.
/ Both motorcycles were charged
with reckless driving, police said.
They listed Marshall Lee Magee of
Capitol Heights, Md, as operator
4 OF the sideswiped automobile.
| Four persons were injured in
Arlington County, Va, late Saturday,
police reported, when the automo-
biles they were riding sideswiped at
Lee highway and North Wayne
street.
Four Injured in Virginia.
The injured are: Herbert B. Broy.
hill, 4600 block Old Dominion drive,
Arlington, treated at Arlington Hos
pital and released; Mrs. Broyhill, 27,
fractured ribs; James Murphy, II,
OF the $500 block of North Pershing
drive, possible conclusion and leg
injuries, and Paul T. Carroll. Is, Of
the 1900 block of Wilson boulevard.
treated and released.
The Associated Press reported
seven persons were injured yester-
day in a collision involving four au-
tomoblles and a trailer truck on
United States Route / near Water
loo, Md. State Trooper Quentin Hart
said the accident occurred when the
truck and trailer pulled across the
highway beyond a small hill, The
car Immediately behind stopped sud-
denly, he explained, and the others
collided with it.
Emergency treatment for frac-
lures and decorations was given the
injured at st. Agnes Hospital, Balti-
more, State police said. Trooper
Hart said traffic was tied up for 4
miles along the ROAD, from the scene
OF the multiple crash to Laurel.
The injured were identified by
police as James Ross, q, Owings
Mills, Md; Jean Stonesifer, is.
Relsterstown: Helen Suter, Middle
River; her brother, John Suter, Mid
die River; Estella and Rosemary
Leyhe, Baltimore, and their father.
Martin F Levine % polt;r,oro