Evening star., 1948-12-30
Only 7 Hurt Seriously
lin 40 Accidents. Due
To Wet Conditions

nearly 40 automobile accidents in
the District. during the night. De-
spite the large number of accidents
only two persons were hurt seriously
Bad driving conditions also caused
two accidents in nearby Virginia on
the Mount Vernon boulevard yester-
day afternoon, police reported. One
of the accidents involved four cars
In serious condition were:
Joseph Trent, 26, colored, 324
Dixon court NV, with head in
juries, at Emergency Hospital.
Mrs. Josephine G. Platt, "a, of
1705 Euclid street NV, fractured
leg and head injuries, also at Emer-
gency Hospital.
Struck by Automobile.
Mr.. Trent was struck by an auto
mobile as he was crossing Penn
sylvania avenue at Seventh street
NV. The driver of the car was
listed by police as Richard C. Car
ter, %, of 3510 A street Sc, a
craftsman.
| Mrs. Platt was injured when
struck as she was crossing Eigh-
teenth street at Columbia road
NV Police said the driver of the
car was Thomas J. Cartin, "a, o1
ZIG Twelfth street S.W., student
at George Washington University
He was charged with failing to yield
the right of way to a pedestrian.
The four-car smashup on Mount
Vernon boulevard occurred neal
Slater lane when an automobile
driven by Edward T. Kalbus, 80, oi
1923 Eleventh street NV, stalled
for lack of gasoline. Three other
cars piled up behind his car, Park
Police reported.
One Driver Injured.
Mrs. Charlotte Henderson, ~, OF
310 North View terrace, Alexandria
driver Of one automobile, was ad-
mitted to Alexandria Hospital with
head injuries. No one else was
injured.
In the other Mount Vernon boule-
ward accident, Miss Nancy L. Keane,
26, of 2311 Connecticut avenue NV,
was admitted to Alexandria Hospi-
tai with cuts and bruises. Park
police said the car turned over near
the north entrance to National Air
port when she lost control. The
driver of the car. Miss Katherine
Keeley, Is, of 1921 Argyle terrace
NV, was uninjured.
Other persons injured in accidents
in the District included:
Miss Katheryn Clayton, II, of 1701
Park road NV, who was struck by
an automobile as she crossed Six
teenth street at Park road NV. She
suffered head injuries and was taken
to Emergency Hospital. The driver
was listed as John E. Hughes, sr.,
81, of 2l05 FairlaWn avenue Sc.
Man Is Hit by Taxi.
Henry Schwartz II, 20, of 1905
Dellwood place, Bethesda, who was
hit by taxi in the 5000 block of
Connecticut avenue NV. He suf-
fered a fractured ankle and head
injuries. Police listed the driver
as William F. Woodward, jr., %, of
552l Silver Hill road, Silver Hill.
Mr.. Schwartz was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital
Rupert E. Young, So, of 1912
Irving street NE, who received head
injuries when his car collided with
a truck at Fourteenth and Franklin
streets NE He was taken to Cas-
ualty Hospital. Driver of the truck,
William H. Schrom, jr., 27, of Green
belt. Nd, was charged with passing
stop sign.
Four persons were hurt In acci-
dents late yesterday in the Airing
ton-Falls Church area, three when
they were struck by automobiles.
All were admitted to Arlington
Hospital.
Boy, 10. Is Struck.
Charles Williams. 10, of 2045
North Irving street, Arlington, was
described in fair condition. with
head injuries suffered when he was
struck in the 1900 block of Lee
highway.
Miss Adabelle Wilson, 80, colored,
4042 Grant street NE, suffered a
brain conclusion. the hospital re-
ported, when she was struck at
Sixth and South Glebe roads. Ar
lington. Her condition was listed
as good.
Mrs Agnetta Coins, 10, colored,
Falls Church, struck in the 100 block
Of Hillwood avenue, Falls Church,
was reported in good condition de-
spite head injuries. Falls Church
police said the car was driven by
Olaf Berg, SO. OF the 1000 block of
North Twentieth road, who was
charged with reckless driving and no
permit. He was released under bond
pending hearing, police said.
Carlton DelMar, Al, a salesman, of
3484 South Utah street, Arlington,
suffered head injuries when his car
ran off the Shirley highway. Airing
ton police said His condition was
listed as fair.