Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-27
Auto Accidents
Fatal 10 3More;
Holiday Toll 10

1IVnuuy wi ~
Girl, 1o, and Man, 81,
From District, Killed;
Injured Driver Dies
BULLETIN
John Quayle, AZ, Of the 500
block of South Lee street, Alex
andria, died yesterday from
injuries suffered Saturday when
he was knocked down by an au-
tomobile in Alexandria, police
reported today.
The holiday traffic toll involv-
ing area residents was increased
by three today with the deaths Of
an 82-year-old man and a 49,
year-old girl, both Of Washing
ton, and a nearby Maryland man.
The deaths brought the traffic
fatality total since Saturday to 10.
Fatally injured near Waynes-
boro, Va, was Miss June Arnold.
who was returning to duty as a
student nurse at a Roanoke hos
pital yesterday afternoon after a
Christmas visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C.. Arnold. 1901
Massachusetts avenue NV.
The other victims were Edward
Clarke, 80. colored, of 425 New
York avenue NV, who was struck
by an automobile here, and Leroy
Johnson, As, colored, Of Rosary
vile, Md, who died in Casualty
Hospital at 1855 pm. yesterday
OF injuries suffered in an accident
Saturday on Route 301 in Prince
Georges County.
Thrown From Car.
Police said Mr.. johnson was
thrown clear Of his automobile as
it overturned while passing truck
2 miles from Upper Marlboro.
State Trooper N. E. Whit told
the Associated Press that Miss
Arnold's car, driven by her grand
mother, Mrs. Galley Armon Wade.
Roanoke, collided with one driven
by the Rev. Wilton Earl Allen Of
Stuarts Draft and plunged over
a 45-foot embankment about 3
miles east of Alton Mountain on
Route $50.
Mrs. Wade was admitted to the
University of Virginia Hospital,
Charlottesville, and Mr.. Allen, his
wife and two children were re-
leased following treatment for
minor injuries at Waynesboro
Community Hospital.
Police said fog and a slippery
road were responsible for the
accident.
Mr.. Clarke was struck about
8:15 pm. yesterday by a car
driven by Gerard A. Thomas, %.
colored, Of Bryans road. Md.
police said.
Was Crossing Street.
They said the 32-year-old man
was apparently crossing east on
Sixth street against the traffic
light ! when Mr.. Thomas Car.
going south on Sixth street NV,
struck him. Mr.. Clarke suffered
fractures of the pelvis and left
arm. He died at 7:45 am. today
in Freedmen's Hospital. There was
no indication Of improper driving.
police said.
A driver was charged with a
traffic violation after his car COL
lided with a police scout car,
slightly injuring four persons in
Guiding Pvt. Edwin L. York, "a,
Of 59o8 Ninth street NV, who
was'awarded the Policeman of tho
Tonth citation in September,
l948. for rescuing five aged per-
sons from q burning house.
Police said the collision occurred
when a car driven south on Con-
necticut avenue NV. made q left
turn toward the driveway Of the
Kennedy Warren Apartments and
hit the north bound police car.
2 Injured In Fairfax Crash.
Pvt. York was treated for an
injured right arm and his partner,
Pvt. Brendan F. Kelly, 20. for
injuries to both legs. The driver
Of the other car. Carl j. Matthews,
IS, Of 451o Garrison street NV,
was treated for head scrapes and q
In the car, James l.
Geddes. 46, of TOO Elm street,
Chevy Chase, Nd, for a cut left
hand. All were released from
Emergency Hospital.
Mr.. Matthew was charged with
failure to yield the right Of way.
Edmund j. Dodd, 26, and his
wife, Martha j. Dodd. 23. both Of
1921 Wilson boulevard. Arlington,
were injured seriously yesterday
when their jeep overturned on
Old Dominion drive near Mclean,
in Fairfax County.
Both suffered internal injuries
and face cuts. They were taken
to Arlington Hospital, where their
conditions this morning were de-
scribed as fair.
S0-Year- Old Man Hurt.
Police said their jeep apparently
ran of the road, struck q soft
shoulder and overturned several
times before coming to rest up
'ide down. The Dodds were pinned
inside short time.
James A. HURT, 80, of Vienna,
Va, was injured yesterday when
struck by a car while he was at
to cross Route Z at
Iyson's Corners, in Fairfax Coun-
".
Mr.. HURT was admitted to Ar
ington Hospital with a compound
fractured leg. Fairfax police list
ID Dudley Smith. IS. Of MITCHELL