Evening star., 1950-05-12
-Four Men Killed
In District Area
Road Accidents
Victims Include
Hiteh-Hiker, so,
In Hit-Run Case

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Four men were killed in sep
arate traffic accidents In the
area last night and
today.
The victims:
A youth tentatively identified as
Albert Green. Is, colored. Of no
fixed address. killed about $50
am. in a truck-car crash at Thir-
teenth street and Florida ave-
hue NV.
Edward Emerson Archibald. %.
Baltimore. killed at college Park
shortly before am. when his
car crashed into the rear of a
tractor trailer.
Franklin B, Sames, 40. Edge
water, Md, who died in Casualty
Hospital last night few hours
after his car overturned on Route
1, east of Upper Marlboro. Md.
Hitch -Hiker Killed.
An unidentified hitch -hiker,
about so, struck down by a hit-run
driver early today on the WASH
lngton- Baltimore boulevard, S
miles north of Laurel.
The District crash involved a
stolen truck and a convertible
driven by Mrs. Sylvia c. Rich, 33,
Hyattsville, a dietitian for the Hot
Shoppe Restaurants. according to
police.
Police said she smashed into the
left side of truck driven by Green
after the latter vehicle had passed &.
through a stop sign at a fast rate
Of speed. The truck turned over,
throwing the driver out. Mrs.
Rich also was thrown to the street
Just before her car crashed into
the front steps of house at 23O0
Thirteenth street NV. police
said.
Truck Passenger Hurt.
Green was pronounced dead at
the scene. Mrs. Rich was treated
for arm and leg bruises at
Hospital and released.
A truck passenger, Clarence Henry
Ellis, II, colored, of the TOO block
Of Ninth street NE. was adj
to Gallinger Hospital with
head injuries. He gave police the
information in which the tenta-
tive Identification of Green was
made.
Police said the truck was stolen
earlier last night from the 900
block Of B street Sc. where it
was parked next to the grocery
of its owner, Morris Gherts, 200
Ninth street Sc.
Mrs. Rich was released under
500 bond to await action of the
coroner.
Technical Charges Placed.
In the College Park collision
Prince Georges County police
quoted the driver of the tractor
trailer as saying he was slowing up
'or a traffic light at Baltimore
boulevard and College lane, when
Mr.. Archibald's car rammed the
ear Of the truck. Both vehicles
we're southbound.
Police listed the trucker as
c. Kay. 81. colored, of the
300 block of Sixteenth street Sc.
Technical charges of manslaughter
md reckless driving were placed
against him, police said.
Mr.. Archibald. a plasterer, was
dead on the scene by
Dr.. John T. Maloney, Prince
Georges County medical examiner.
He suffered a crushed chest.
Police reported that Mr.. Sames'
;ar skidded 72 feet, overturned,
and skidded another 78 feet on its
Top near Hill Bridge, about 4 miles
east of Upper Marlboro. Mr..
Sames was thrown from the car.
police said. He was taken to Cas-
lalty Hospital by the Marlboro
Rescue Squad.
Virginia Sedan. Sought.
In the hit-run accident, State
police broadcast lookout for a
1889 black Plymouth sedan bear
ing Virginia tags. Roadblocks were
set up on the Baltimore boulevard
at the District line in an attempt
TO halt the southbound car but
the move was not successful.
Two children were injured when
they ran in front of moving
vehicles yesterday.
Carol Klein, 4, of 1920 Illinois
avenue NV, was struck near her
home by truck Griven by Thomas
Soltrakos, 81. of the 1900 block
Of Longfellow street NV. police
reported. She was admitted to
Hospital with unde-
,ermined injuries.
John K. Hawkins, 3, colored, Of
L109 Fourth street Sc. was ad-
nitted to Gallinger Hospital with
/ cut hand after being hit in front
If his home by car operated by
John NJ Quarles, 18, colored. 500
block Of Fifth street Sc, police
aid.