Evening star., 1949-12-19
Woman, 2ken
Killed in Crash
Near Laurel
-Four Others Injured
In Week End of
Slippery Driving

In week End or
Slippery Driving
Two men and a woman were
crushed to death yesterday when
an automobile skidded on the Bal
timore boulevard at Laurel and
was demolished by an approach
ing car.
Four other persons were injured,
three seriously. All the victims
were colored.
Maryland State police said the
dead woman was Miss Alberta
Cress, about Is, of the 900 block
of Fifth street Sc, and that one
of the men killed was Thomas G.
Richardson, %, of the 200 block
of L street Sc.
The second man was unidenti-
fed. His body was being held
temporarily at the Gasch funeral
home, 4739 Baltimore boulevard
Hyattsville.
Injured IN Hospital
The seriously injured persons
were admitted to Leland Memorial
Hospital, Riverdale. They are:
Mrs. Jessie Burke. 28. and her
daughter, Nancy, S, of the 800
block of Quebec place NE. and
George McClendon, 26. of the 800
block of E street S.W.
The fourth person injured was
Ollie E. Hubbard, so. of the 200
block of w street NV. He re-
ceived face cuts.
According to the State troopers,
the crash occurred on a sharp
curve 2 miles south of Laurel
about / pm.
The police said they had been
unable to determine all details
but they thought Mr.. Richardson
was driving the car that skidded
and that Mr.. Hubbard was driv-
ing the other.
Highway Clogged.
The troopers said the Richard
son automobile was headed South,
One of the policemen quoted Mr.
Hubbard as saying the approach
ing automobile suddenly swerved
across the clogged highway inte
his path. The Hubbard car hi
the side Of the skidding vehicle.
u can't remember anything but
the car coming at me and the
crash" Mr.. Hubbard said.
This was the second week end
In succession that slippery road
conditions contributed to traffic
fatalities in the Washington area
Last week end five PERSONS were
killed and many were injured.
Yesterdays crash near Laurel
came. ironically, as Gov. Lane S
letter ito the people of Mary
land" was delivered to newspa-
pers warning against rushing
into the ever-waiting arms of
death on the highway The let
ter was amied primarily to those
who will travel during the Christ
mas holiday season.
Three Hurt in District.
Three persons were injured, one
critically, in District traffic acci-
dents late yesterday.
In critical condition at Gar
field Hospital is Aaron Dobry, u,
of 135 Kennedy street NV. He
received injuries to the pelvis and
right leg when struck by car as
he crossed Third street NV, at
Kennedy.
The driver, Robert E. Hynes
q, of 1898 North Garfield street
Arlington, was charged with fail
ing to yield the right of way to
a pedestrian. A hearing will be
held January 8.
Police Sergt. Phillip Burton OF
the ninth precinct was struck by
an automobile as he directed
traffic at Uline's Arena, Third
and M streets NE. He is reported
in satisfactory condition at Cas-
ualty Hospital with a fractured
right leg.
Driver Is Charged.
The driver, Earl GLADDEN., 20
colored. of 1854 Seaton street
NV, was charged with failing to
give full time and attention to
driving and having faulty wind
shield Wipers. He was to appear
in court today.
Sergt. Burton was helping an
other policeman to handle crowds
crossing the HOO block of Third
street NE. to enter the arena for
the Horace Heidi show. Capt.
Irwin limbaugh of the ninth pre-
cinct said Sergt. Burton did not
have on scotch light" white
belt. However, he said, the police
man signaled to the driver with
a flashlight and with his hand
to stop.
Mrs. Peter w. Kyriamis, 80, Of
5536 Gallatin street, Hyattsville
is in undetermined condition al
Emergency Hospital with heac
and back injuries. The station
wagon in which she was a pas.
senger was struck by a car al
Fifteenth and Harvard street!
NV. Mr.. Kyriamis was driving
the station wagon. The driver o1
the car was Garland Blevins, 81
colored, of 6523 Clarendon road
Bethesda. A hearing will be hele
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