Evening star., 1948-11-01
} From District Killed
When Taxi P|unges0 OFF
Rapidan River Bridge

Three washington residents were |
killed and another was injured
seriously yesterday when q taxicab
in which they were riding crashed
into the concrete abutment Of q
bridge across the Rapidan River
near Madison, Va, and dropped IS
feet to the bank of the stream.
In accidents here two children
suffered skull fractures and q detec-
tive received a broken leg.
Those killed In the Rapidan River !
accident were Walter johnson, "a, a
letter carrier of 2526 Thirteenth
street NV; his wife. Mrs. Gloria
johnson, 21. and his sister. Dora
Lee johnson, 20, of $40 Columbia
road NV. The driver Of the cab,
police reported, was Aubrey T. Jack
son, 81, of 5112 Haynes street NE.
all are colored.
jackson was pinned under the
cab. He was taken to the University |
of Virginia Hospital at Charlottes-
vile where his condition Is reported
as serious.
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Ronald, 3-year -old son of Homer
Duckett of Fairfax, Va, suffered
a fracture of the skull shortly be-
fore l pm. yesterday when he was
struck by an automobile In the 400
block of Twenty-second street Sc.
The boy was taken to Casualty
Hospital.
Driver of the automobile, police
said, was Joseph e. Wood, 43. Of the
2200 block of 8 street Sc. He was
not arrested.
Milton Johns, 6, colored, son of
Mrs. Angeline Johns, 900 block of
v strteet NV, Is in Freedmen's
Hospital with a skull fracture as
the result Of an accident yesterday
in the 1000 block of Tenth street
NV.
Police reported he dashed into the
street from between parked cars
and was struck by an automobile
driven by Elmer r. Dade, SO, COL
ored. of the first block of Hanover
street NV.
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The detective, John T. Bailey, ~,
Of tbs South Columbus street. Alex
andria, was the victim of q hit-run
driver on the Mount Vernon Memoir
ial boulevard.
! According to Park Police, Mr..
Bailey was on his way home about
$3.50 am. yesterday when he saw
another car approaching on the
wrong side of the highway. He
stopped his car and started to get
out. police said. AS he was alight-
ing, the other car struck his auto
mobile and tossed him about 50
feet.
Mr.. Bailey furnished police with
the year and make of the car and
said it carried Maryland tags.
AS the result OF an accident Sat-
urday night. Raymond E. Spears,
Is, Of the $500 block of Eighth street
NV, is facing charge of reckless
driving. On August IL he had been
fined S160 and costs in Hyattsville
Police Court on four trafiic charges,
including one Of driving while
drunk.
! Spears was injured In Saturday
nights accident and was reported
! in fair condition iii Emergency Hos
pital today. Three others also were
injured, including a companion of
Spears, who suffered a fractured
II skull and whose condition was re-
ported critical today. -
Spears was listed as a Coolidge
High School student when he was
arrested by Hyattsville police last
August. At that time he was re-
ported to have been awaiting dis
position of four trafic charges
against him in District Juvenile
Court
In the accident Saturday night
Spears car collided with two others
at Sheridan street and Georgia ave-
nue. NV. It was the climax of q
chase at high speed by District and
Montgomery County police which
began at Silver Spring. Spears
car was described by police as a
"souped up" Ford.
Spears companion who suffered
a fractured skull. was Richard w.
Elms, 10, Of the 500 block of Rit-
tephouse street NV. He also Is in
Emergency Hospital.
J Spears car struck the automobile