Evening star., 1949-11-07
| KILLED, 9 Hurt
ByCrashes in
NearbyCounties
Cor Fatally Injuries
Man Near Laurel on
Baltimore Boulevard

One man was killed and nine
other persons, including 6-year-
old Washington boy, were hurt in
accidents yesterday in nearby
Maryland and Virginia.
The dead man, Thomas F.
Woody, 38, Of Oakcrest, near
Laurel. Md, was killed when
struck by a car about $50 pm.
on the Baltimore boulevard, 2
miles south of Laurel.
According to Maryland State
Troopers r. Y. Wolfe and r. J.
Powley, Mr.. Woody was hit by q
car operated by Anthony Sanow-
skis, 80, Of Chicago, sailor sta
toned at the Navy's Submarine
Base at New London, Conn.
Mr.. Woody died as a result Of
a skull fracture and internal in
juries and was pronounced dead
at the scene by Laurel physician.
DR.. John T. Maloney, Prince
Georges County medical examiner
reported.
Foot Amputated.
Police said Mr.. Woody's right
foot was amputated when it was
run over by another automobile.
Mr.. Sanowskis. who was driv-
ing a jeep station wagon, told
police the victim ran in front Of
him. Technical charges of man
slaughter and reckless driving
were placed against him.
Jan Monroe Burch, s, Of $40
Geranium street NV, was criti-
cally injured when struck by q
car about 1870 pm. in the 7700
block Of Blair road, Silver Spring.
The boy was taken to the WASH
ington Sanitarium, Takoma Park,
where he was reported to have
possible fractures of the skull and
shoulder.
Montgomery County police at
Silver Spring listed the driver Of
the car as Carl E. Lee, %, of the
1900 block Of Bradley boulevard,
Chevy Chase. He reported that
the child ran out in front of him.
He was charged with reckless
driving and released for hearing
in Silver Spring Police Court
November Is.
Naval Officer Hurt.
In another accident on tho
Baltimore boulevard, 1t. Comdr.
Donald N. Needo, 80, of the Naval
Air Station at Quantico, Va,
suffered fractured hip. a lacer-
ated knee and a cut.eyelid when
his car collided with a tractor
trailer truck at the Dorsey road
intersection, 8 miles north Of
Laurel.
| State Trooper Edward M. Rych-
tar said the naval officer was
taken to st. Agnes Hospital in
Baltimore and later was trans
ferred to the Marine Hospital.
The truck driver, Thomas A.
Moffitt. 80, of Ashville, N. c.. was
unhurt. Both drivers will be
charged with reckless driving,
Trooper Rychtar said.
Three Leesburg s(Va.) youths
were injured yesterday when their
car went out of control on a curve
and crashed into a bank on the
Leesburg -Wheatland road about
six miles from Leesburg.
Youth Critically Injured.
Reported in critical condition
at Loudoun County Hospital.
Leesburg, was Jack Moriarty, 19,
who suffered a fractured pelvis,
broken jaw, internal injuries and
head injuries. Roy Apperson. 10,
also was admitted to the hospital.
Tunis Campbell. 81, was released
after treatment for minor in
juries.
All three youths are employed
at the Safeway Store in Leesburg.
-Four soldiers stationed at Fort
Belvoir, Va, were hurt in a. two
car collision near the intersec-
tion of U. s. Route / and Mount
Vernon highway, Woodlawn.
They were listed by Virginia
State police as Pfc. Charles De-
moss, driver Of one of the cars;
Sergt. William Denko, operator Of
the other one. and Sergt. Kenneth
Wilson and Pfc. Donald F. Tweed.
passengers In Sergt. Denko's au-
tomobile.
Pfc. Demoss was the most Sc
riously hurt, suffering possible
fracture Of the neck. Police said
he was admitted to Walter Reed
Hospital. The others suffered
minor cuts and bruises.
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