Evening star., 1949-05-31

IN Two Nearby TdIeS
Over 3-Day Holiday
TRAFFIC fatalities In Maryland
and Virginia during the week end
mounted to IL before the three
day holiday came to . close last
night.
Nine of the deaths occurred In
Virginia and three in Maryland.
The Maryland fatalities included
William A. Julien, treasurer Of the
United States, who was killed in q
head-on collision In Bethesda on
Sunday. and 7-year-old Richard
w. Gray. who was struck and
killed by an automobile Saturday
near his home in Brandywine
The other Maryland fatality was
George Mills. %, of Baltimore.
who was killed last night in an
automobile-truck collision at
Hartford avenue and Federal
street. Baltimore.
OF the nine Virginia fatalities
over the week end. only one was in
the Northern Virginia area. That
was the death of Sergt. William e.
Lewis. "a. of Fort Belvoir who was
injured fatally Sunday night in q
.two-car crash on Route / about 4
miles south of Alexandria.
Girl is Injured.
A 13-year-old Annandale. Va,
girl was critically injured yester-
day in an accident that involved
her bicycle, two automobiles and q
truck on Route 236 about a mile
east of Annandale.
Beryl Jones, Of Route /, AMMAN
dale, suffered fractured skull and
was taken to Arlington Hospital
after the Annandale collision. She
underwent a brain operation last
night. Her condition now is con-
sidered serious.
Also injured In the Annandale
accident was Grant Boles, colored,
"a, Of Haymarket, Va, who was
admitted to Arlington Hospital
with undetermined injuries. His
condition is fair.
Accident Explained.
Fairfax County police said Beryl
was struck by the rear fender Of
the truck when 1t swerved to avoid
colliding with an automobile that
had stopped to avoid hitting
4Beryl. The truck collided with .
parked car. then overturned, spill
ling several tons Of hagstone across
the narrow road.
Mr.. Boles was a passenger in
the truck, which police said was
driven by Chester Hayes, 26, COL
ored. of the 1000 block South
Oakland street, Arlington. Hayes
was charged with reckless driving.
Police said they did not find out
who was driving the car which
Hayes said he swerved to avoid.
The. owner of the parked car was
James 8. Campbell. 1900 block
Cleveland street. Alexandria, po-
lice said.
In the District, the wife Of an
attache at the Indian Embassy
was injured when q car driven by
her husband collided with another
1T Seventeenth and N streets NV.
Mrs. Sophy dRozario. 80. was
taken to Emergency Hospital with
fractured ribs and q conclusion.
Her husband. Albert M. dRozario,
80, and daughter Prabba. q. were
shaken up In the crash. The fam
lily lives at 1886 r street NV. The
driver Of the other car. Raymond
E. Peterson. %. Of Baltimore. was
charged with passing a stop sign.
Three persons were injured
about midnight last night in an
accident on Central avenue two
miles east Of Largo, Md. The an
jured were Melvin Butler, 25, COL
ored, Of the 1900 block Corcoran
street NV. who was admitted
to Casualty Hospital with face
lacerations: Gladys williams, col
ored. rs, of the 1900 block Georgia
avenue NV. who was admitted
to Casualty with broken teeth and
q fractured ankle, and Royal
Heights, colored. 81. Of 1921
Eighth street NV. who was re-
leased from the hospital after
treatment for cuts and bruises.
. Arlington reported only one SIS
ifender-scraping to mar its other
wise perfect mo accidents" rec
ord for Memorial Day.
On Saturday and Sunday. how
I. ever. q total Of 10 accidents was
reported but only three persons
were injured and those SO slightly
they were not admitted to hos
pitfalls. Six Of the accident in
Evolved only property damage.
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