Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-31
Bus Rams Drugstore
After Crash; Others
Involved in Accidents

A bus rammed into the front en-
trance of a drugstore at Fifth and
Kennedy streets NV. shortly after
6 am. today after collision with
a coupe sent the bus careening over
the curb and sidewalk.
The bus carried no passengers
The driver of the coupe was injured
In another accident in Washing
ton involving bus and three cars
occupants of two of the vehicles
were taken to Casualty Hospital last
night with head and neck injuries
Baltimore Boulevard Crash.
In still another accident the
driver of a Safeway Trails bus anc
his IL passengers received minor
injuries last night when the bus
crashed into a pole on the Balti.
more boulevard just south of Laurel
Police reported the Fifth anc
Kennedy drug store was damaged
when the bus owned by the Gray
Line and northbound on Fifth street
NV, collided with the coupe, go.
ing east on Kennedy street.
Daniel E. Hyland, %, of 42l4
Third street NV, driver of the bus
said he was knocked from his sea-
by the impact of the collision. A
brick column at the front of thu
store was knocked inward about
foot and three plate glass windows
we're broken.
Oscar Estep of the building in.
spector's Office said the structure
was in dangerous condition, but sale
he did not think it would collapse.
+ Suffers Face Cuts.
Driver of the car, Robert w
Murray, %, of 10S Longfellow stree
NV, was taken to Emergency Hos.
pital with cuts about the face.
In the other bus crash in the Dis.
trict, police said a Capital TRANSIT
bus hit the rear of an automobile
which had stopped at Constitution
avenue and First street NV. The
car was driven by Daniel M. Wag.
ner, As, of SALT Georgia avenue NV
Police said the Wagner car wa
knocked into one driven by Herber
A. Ridgely, 48, of 1905 Fortieth place
Colmar Manor, Md. 1t also hat
stopped, as had one ahead Of i
driven by Carl E. Shifflette. AZ, O
1889 Green street Sc, the fourth
vehicle involved.
Said Brakes Failed.
The driver of the bus, Clifford E
Little, So, of 1887 B street Sc, tolt
police the brakes failed.
Two occupants of the Wayne
car, Henry McNease, &c, of al:
Howard street NV, and Henri.
K. Brown, 80, of 1106 L street NV.
were taken to Casualty Hospita
where they we're said to be in goot
condition this morning. Mr.. Shit.
f1ette was released after hospita
treatment
All persons injured in the Safe
way Trails bus accident near Laure
were treated at the Warren Hospi
tai in Laurel, and all but two Wer'
released.
The two admitted were listed a
Mrs. Rosalie Radcliffe of Laure
and Miss Ida Janet, 30, of Airing
ton Farms. Both we're reported II
be in good condition this morning
veered to Avoid Woman.
The bus driver, L. M. Alexande
of Berwyn, Md. said he veered of
the road to avoid striking woman
who was walking across the road
He suffered a cut on his head.
A pedestrian was injured yester
day when struck by a motorcycle II
the 1000 block of D street NV. HI
/ is Linwood P. Hasley, go, of 4l0'
Illinois avenue NV. He was taker
to Emergency Hospital with lei
injuries. His condition was said tt
be good today.
Driver of the motorcycle wa
listed by police as Roland E. Penn
ingten, 81, colored, of 609 Anacostis
avenue NE. Mr.. Pennington wa
charged with failing to yield TIT
right of way to a pedestrian IN
crosswalk