Evening star., 1948-06-03
|ChiId Traffic Accident,
Exceed AT as | Dies,
Is Are Hurt in 7 Days

With one child killed and Is In
jured In the last 48 hours alone, the
Districts child traff1c toll this year
Is continuing to mount nearly 20 per
cent faster than in 1947, police de-
partment accident reports disclosed
today.
Eight child pedestrians were in
jured yesterday. and five on Tuesday,
police reported. The years fourth
child trafic death also occurred
Tuesday.
In May, 13e children under Is were
injured-the years highest one
month toll. This months accidents
bring the years total to 562 children,
more than 100 above the first five
months OF 1947. Last year there was
only one child death In the same
period.
Police Capt. L. T. johnson of the
Traffic Division today expressed fear
that June may be bad month,
the way it has started out" Police
are continuing their efforts. begun
more than a month ago, to warn
parents and children Of traffic
dangers. he said.
Drive Seeks to Prevent Accidents.
Ofiicials are depending on a
IS, ZOO safety drive launched this
week by the Commissioners Trafic
Advisory Board to meet the threat
of even more casualties during the
approaching summer vacation Pc
riod
Features Of the drive include a
month long safety essay contest for
children, details of which were in
cluded in safety folders distributed
to more than 100000 Washington
homes on Tuesday. Children un-
der is are eligible to write 1O0-word
essays on avoiding accidents, with
Is prizes to be awarded to the win
ners.
Another move in the drive is the
distribution of $4,000 bumper strips
warning drivers to Give the Kids
the Brakes" First Of the cards
went to taxi and truck drivers yes
terday. Further steps in the drive
are expected next week.
One of the eight Washington
children injured yesterday was on
the danger list today at Childrens
Hospital. She is Patricia Raymer, S.
of so T street NV, who was hit by
an automobile near her home last
night as she crossed against red
light, according to police. Driver OF
the car was listed as Hyman
Cefseyeff, so, of 3720 New Hamp-
shire avenue NV. The child suf-
fered cuts and bruises, police said
Boy Is Seriously Injured.
Also in serious condition at Chill
dren's Hospital was 5-year-old boy
who was hit by car yesterday al
Fifty-sixth place and Randolph
street, Villa Heights, Md. The hos
pital said the boy, Ronald OBrien
1904 Fifty-sixth place, suffered q
possible fractured skull, possible
internal injuries and multiple cuts
Prince Georges County police
listed the driver as Stanley E.
Moreland, 80, Lanham. Md. He was
not charged pending outcome of the
boys injuries, police said. Witnesses
said the boy ran into the path OF
the car.
In good condition at Casualty
Hospital today was Carl Parran, 8
colored, 1910 Florida avenue NV.
with conclusion and head injuries
suffered when he was struck by q
Capital Transit bus as he ran across
the street against = red light at
Ninth and 8 streets NV, police re-
ported. The bus driver was listed
as David A. Wills, 23, of 1929 Euclid
street NV.
The following children were
treated at hospitals and released:
James Austin Getz, 3, OF the $500
block of Minnesota avenue NE;
Leroy S. Greer, S, colored, first
block Of L street Sc; Floyd Rag.
land, 4. colored, 1875 D street Sc;
Ruth Draughn, 8, colored, 1876
Florida avenue NV: Robert John
son, s, colored, 1874 Pierce street
NV, and Solomon Davis, 5, colored
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