Evening star., 1950-06-19
Auto Accidents
Cost FourLives
In Capital Area
Two Pedestrians,
One SO, Are Among
Traffic Victims

Traffic Victims
Four persons, including two pc
destrians, were killed in separate
traffic accidents in the Washing
ton. area and Northern Virginia
yesterday.
The dead were:
Mrs. Mary O'Neill, 80, of 310O
Connecticut avenue NV, pedes-
trian struck by a taxicab at
Twenty seventh street and Ca
thedral avenue NV;
Mrs. Julia Margaret Proctor, 40
of 400 Prince street. Alexandria
also a pedestrian, hit last night
while, warking along Route l,
miles north of. Stafford Court
house, Va;
Robert Edwards, 20, eolored, OF
2015 Fifteenth street NV, driver
Of a car involved in a non-col-
lision accident yesterday ct STAN
dardsville in Green County, Va.
Auto Strikes Tree
William B. Scott, 10, of Mari
ottsville. Md. driver of an auto
mobile which struck a tree near
White Oak. Md.
Mrs. O'Neill was struck at 11:45
am. and died about three hours
later in Emergency Hospital. Her
death was the 32d traffic death re-
ported in the District so far this
year.
According to police. Mrs. O'Neill
was en- route to the St. Thomas
the Apostle Catholic Church. 1861
Woodley road NV, when she
walked from behind parked cars
into the path of the cab.
Driver Released.
Police listed the cab driver as
Louis c. Long. Sc, of the 500 block
OF E street NV. He was released
in custody of his attorney pending
a coroner's inquest at the District
Morgue at noon today.
Mrs. Proctor was killed instantly
about 10 pm. when hit by a car
driven by William Edward Fox,
81. Of the 2700 block of South
Walter Reed drive Arlington, ac-
cording to Virginia State Trooper
H. L. Powers of Fredericksburg.
The trooper said she had lust
gotten out of her husbands park
ed car, opposite the Aqua Tavern,
when the accident occurred. The
couple was returning from Colo
nlal Beach. he reported.
Mr.. Fox listed as q Weather
Bureau engineer, was charged
with involuntary manslaughter
and was freed under $4,000 bond
pending a hearing July 6 in Staf-
ford County Trial Justice Court,
Trooper Powers said.
Believed to Have Overturned.
Mr.. Edwards died about noon
Yesterday in University Hospital,
Charlottesville. from injuries re-
ceived about $50 am. on Route
230. just inside Stanardsville.
Virginia State Police at Culpeper
had no details on the accident,
but said it occurred when the car
either overturned or struck a fixed
object.
The Scott youth, an agriculture
student at the University of Mary
land, died at Washington SAM
tarium, Takoma Park, at 8 am.
yesterday, less than two hours
after his car hit tree on Route
29.
Montgomery County police said
he was alone in the car and was
driving south. They believed he
either fell asleep while driving or
was blinded by lights on an on
coming automobile. The car was
rounding a slight curve at the
time and there was no evidence
that its brakes were applied, po-
lice said.
A certificate of accidental death
was issued by DR.. Frank j. Bros
chart, deputy medical examiner
for the county DR.. Broschart
said death was due to cerebral
Iacerations.
Two Seriously Injured.
In an accident in Southern Mary
land yesterday. two Washington
men were hurt seriously when their
car struck bridge abutment and
then rolled over several times.
They are D. A. Young, of 2003
Fairlawn avenue Sc, who suffered
q possible skull fracture and a
broken arm, and William E.
Thomas, "a, of 1929 Park place
Sc, who suffered an injured leg.
Both were taken to the Calvert
County Hospital at Prince Fred
erick.
Maryland State Police said the
men were riding in car driven
py Christian c. Lott, jr., of the
2200 block of Nicholson street Sc.
They were returning from North
Beach when their car hit the
aoutment of bridge over Law
renee Creek, dividing line between
Anne Arundel and Calvert Coun-
ties. police said. Lotz was charged
with reckless driving and held
under 1000 bond, police added.