Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30
|90-MiIe-an-Houl
Chase Ends in
Driver Arrest
RiverdoIe Motorist
Caught Here When
Tire Blows Out

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A 23-year-old Riverdale (Md.)
man was arrested early today after
a chase which police said got up to
80 miles an hour between Carroll
avenue in Takoma Park and Grant
Circle, where it ended when a tire
on the fleeing car blew out.
Takoma Park Policeman John
Whiddon said the man, James r,
Hampson. was charged with speed
ing, passing three stop signs and
failing to change the address on
his drivers permit. A hearing was
to be held today in Silver Spring
Police Court.
Policeman Whiddon said he was
patrolling in his scout car when he
noticed a man bent over the steer
ing wheel in parked car at Car
roll ana Lee avenues, Takoma Park.
Man Drove Off.
AS he turned to investigate. the
policeman said, the man drove of,
He said the car went through two
stop signs on Poplar avenue en- route
to New Hampshire avenue, passed
another stop sign there and went
down New Hampshire avenue toward
the District at 90-mile hour
clip.
During the pursuit. Policeman
Whiddon said he radioed District
police, who arrived at Grant Circle
just after the fleeing car jumped
the curb, passed between two trees
with about an inch to spare and
came to stop.
Policeman Whiddon said the
driver jumped out, with his hands
in the air, and cried, You've got
me-"
The policeman said the car be-
longed to Hampsons brother in law,
George F. Lincoln, also of Riverdale,
He added that Hampson had a
Washington permit and had failed
to notify District authorities when
he moved to Riverdale.
fOllceman Loses Permit.
Policeman Richard A. Pearson. Sc.
OF 6128 Montrose road, Cheyerly,
Md, member of the Prince Georges
County force, will lose his driving
privileges in Washington as a result
OF his arrest yesterday by District
police for exceeding 80 miles an
hour.
Police said the county officer was
arrested on Bladensburg road by
Policeman w. l. Williams of No. Il
precinct, and elected to forfeit $40
collateral.
County police said Pearson also
Was booked IN Hyattsville for ex-
ceeding Is miles an hour and was
released on a personal summons.
District Traffic Director George E.
Keneipp said the length of. the sus-
pension of driving privileges here
Will be determined by the Board of
Revocation and Restoration of Driv-
ers' Permits. He added that notice
OF Parsons arrest and the boards
action will be sent to the Maryland
Department of Vehicles. :.
Mr.. Keneipp said that If the
county officer is seen driving in
Washington during the suspension
period sit will be the same as If he
were driving without a permit"
Faces 10 Charges.
Meanwhile, Sergt. Donald E.
Clark, Is, of the 1900 block of Ala
bama avenue Sc, was scheduled to
appear in Traffic Court today to
face charges of 10 violations piled
up during chase Wednesday night
which, ended in a crash at Twelfth
street and Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
Police are still investigating the
possibility the car may have been
stolen. A 17-year-old youth, who
is said to have loaned the car to
Clark, is being held at the fifth
precinct.
Police said the chase began at
Highway Bridge. continued past the
Capitol and ended when the auto
mobile skidded and crashed into
several trees and a fire hydrant.
Three other persons who were in
the car with Clark have been re-
leased, police said.
Clark was charged with passing
Is red lights, driving on the wrong
side of the street two times, passing
on the left side of streetcar load
ing passengers. no drivers permit,
unreasonable speed and leaving
after colliding.
Collateral Forfeited.
The driver of private ambulance,
Robert S. Hutchins, 38.. of Owens,
Md, forfeited $50 collateral last
night on a charge of failing to yield
the right of way after his ambulance
had collided with a truck at Third
and Pennsylvania avenue NV, po-
lice reported.
The patient in the ambulance, who
was being removed to Doctors Hos
pital from Maryland, was not in
jured, police said.
The driver of the truck was listed
as Howard O. Willis, 80, of Rich
mond, Va. i