Evening star., 1950-05-31
Arlington Boy, 5, Die!
OF Traffic Injuries;
Brian Bell, L., Hurt

last night as a result of injuries
suffered Monday when he was run
over by a truck. and an unidenti-
fed colored woman was found
dead early today near Landover,
Md. apparently the victim Of a
hit-run driver.
In an accident last night. Brian
Bell, jr.. %. a sportswriter for The
Star and son of the Late Associated
Press Bureau chief here, suffered
a conclusion in a two-car col
lision near Annapolis in which
five other persons were hurt.
Earlier yesterday, Richard Rusk.
II, Of Riverdale road, Wildercroft,
Md, was injured when the bicycle
he was riding was struck by a
car near his home.
Hit in Alley.
The Arlington victim was John
Rodman. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Rodman. TOT North. Wayne
street, in the Lee Gardens apart
ment development. Police said the
accident occurred in an alley in
the rear of the apartment build
ing.
The truck driver was listed as
Vernon Roscoe Pearson, %, Wen
ma. Va. Police said they have not
yet charged the driver pending a
conference today with Common
wealth Attorney Denman T.
Rucker.
The body of the unidentified
woman was found about 2:30 am.
on the George w. Palmer highway
near Landover road.
Woman Between IS and 30.
DR.. John T. Maloney, deputy
medical examiner for Prince
Georges County. said the woman.
described as between rs and 80
years old, suffered a skull frac-
ture, crushed chest and q bro
ken leg.
Police said she was wearing
a blue dress, blue blouse and a
light blue topcoat. The body was
taken to Gasch's funeral home,
Hyattsville.
The accident in which Mr.. Bell
was hurt occurred about II pm.
at the intersection of the Revell
and Ritchie highways. Mr.. Bell,
who lives at 309 North Thomas
street, Arlington, was taken to the
Anne Arundel General Hospital
Annapolis. where his condition
today was described as satisfac-
tory.
Anne Arundel County police
said Mr.. Bells car. travelling west
on the Revell highway, failed to
stop at a stop sign and crashed
into a northbound car on the
Ritchie highway operated by Ira
Aucker, Halethorpe, Md. Police
said Mr.. Bell was charged with
reckless driving and failing to
stop at a stop sign.
MI. Aucker also was charged
with reckless driving.
Other Driver Hurt.
Mr.. Aucker suffered eye cuts
and was treated at the Anne
Arundel Hospital.
Also treated at the hospital and
released were Miss Ann Mattingly,
10. Oxon Hill, Md, bruises on the
left arm; Miss Virginia Beecher,
%. Of 1925 North Hartford street,
Arlington, knee injuries, and Alvin
Reeser. 40, Baltimore County,
face cuts.
Admitted to the hospital for
observation was Mrs. Matte
Gates. 40. also of Halethorpe, who
suffered leg and back injuries.
Police said Miss Mattingly and
Miss Beecher were riding in Mr..
Bells car.
Mr.. Bell was a star football
back at the University of Virginia
and at Washington and Lee Uni
versity. Lexington, Va. He was
signed by the Redskins last year,
but was traded to the Detroit
Lions before the season opened.
Naval Officer Charged.
The Wildercroft boy was admit
ted to Leland Memorial Hospital,
Riverdale. with head injuries and
a broken left leg. His condition
today was described as good.
Driver Of the car was listed by
Prince Georges police as Capt.
Smith Hempstone, "a, U. S. NJ,
retired, Bethesda. They placed a
technical charge of reckless driv-
ing against him.
Police quoted Capt. Hempstone
as saying the boy rode into the
path of his car from a driveway.