Evening star., 1948-01-01
2BadIy Injured
As Truck Hits
Auto Head-on
Driver Held in Crash
On South Capitol St.;
Doctor, Nurse Hurt

Three persons were injured. two
seriously. in an automobile crash at
South Capitol street and Nichols
avenue shortly before midnight last
night.
The injured were:
Miss Elizabeth PARCEL, about 20,
of 2314 Nineteenth street NV,
identified as nurse at st. Eliza
beths Hospital. Doctors this morn
ing said she suffered head injuries
and is not expected to live.
Dr.. Arnold Namrow, about a, an
intern at st. Elizabeths, In serious
condition at Casualty Hospital with
head injuries and cuts about the
face and body.
Gordon Mumford, 20, of 1926 Good
Hope road Sc, in fair condition at
Gallinger Hospital with face cuts
and possible fracture of the ribs.
Police said Mumford. driving .
truck north on Nichols avenue,
made left turn into South Capitol
street and struck the front end of
a passenger car driven by DR.. Nam
row In which Miss PARCEL was q
passenger. The car, police said,
was almost entirely wrecked, with
the dashboard pushed almost
against the front seat.
Drunken Driving Charged.
Accident investigation unit Of
flcers charged Mumford with driv-
ing while drunk and failing to yield
the right of way.
: Ambulances arrived to remove the
injured from the scene as bystand-
ers mined around. noisely welcome
ing in the New Year.
Police said several cars this morn
ing were found wrapped around
trees" and reported a number Of
other minor accidents. None, they
said, resulted in serious injuries.
In one, Mrs. Kathleen v. Foltz,
Of Gaithersburg, Md, was treated
for head and body cuts at George
town Hospital, suffered when she
fell from car going north on Wis
consin avenue near Tenley Circle
at about 2:15 am. She apparently
fell out, police said, when the right
front door of the car came open.
Rockville Couple Hurt.
A Rockville couple was injured
early this morning when their auto
mobile hit pole on Route 40, Sill.
yer Spring, police reported, while
Bethesda police said q Washington
man was hurt in similar accident
on Western avenue.
Joseph Pander, 81. and Mrs. LOU
Use Pander, go. VIDE admitted to
the Montgomery County General
Hospital at Sandy Spring. Mr..
Pander was said to have suffered
an arm fracture and Mrs. Pander
a possible knee fracture.
Three persons were hurt, two OF
them seriously enough to be hos
pitalized. in an accident on Route
20 near Cloverly, according to Sill
yer Spring police.
Police said the accident occurred
when an automobile driven by
Richard Peabody. "a, Ashton, struck
the car of Mrs. Catherine L. Hurle-
baus, 40, of 2 Watkins street, Chevy
Chase. Mrs. Hurlebaus' automobile
was halted on the highway after
having been hit by another car
which did not stop, police said.
Car Crashes Into Tree.
Mrs. Hurlebaus was admitted to
Montgomery County General Hos
pital suffering. undetermined in
juries. Mr.. Peabody was admitted
to the same hospital with head in
juries and possible rib fractures.
Clarence E. Fling, rs, an occupant
of Mrs. Hurlebaus' car, also was
treated at the hospital for minor
injuries, police said.
Edward H. Wichers, 20, Of 3703
Albemarle street NV, suffered q
jaw fracture and a dislocated hip
early today when his car crashed
into a tree near Chevy Chase Circle,
Bethesda police reported.
Mr.. Wichers, who was admitted to
Suburban Hospital where his con-
dition was described as fair, said his
car was forced OIL the street by an
other automobile. The accident oc-
CURED at Western avenue and Oliver
street