Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-10
Clinton Boy, 4, Killed
By His Father S Car
In Home Driveway

Harry r. Caldwell, jr., Agar
old Clinton MD boy, was killed
yesterday under the wheels of his
fathers car.
Prince Georges County police
said the boy usually hoped onto
the fender of his fathers moving
car as Mr.. Caldwell turned into
the driveway each evening on his
return from work.
Yesterday the boy slipped. He
was run over by the right front
wheel. !
Police said Mr.. Caldwell took
his son to the Silver Hill ire
house, but the boy was dead wher
he arrived there. DR.. James /.
Boyd, county medical examiner,
said he died of a crushed chest,
hemorrhage and shock.
Riverdale Boy Hurt.
Another pre- school age boy was
seriously injured in Prince Georges
County yesterday when he was hit
by a car on Woodbury. road in
Riverdale. He is Joseph r. Gold,
of the $500 block of Calvert court.
Riverdale.
He was taken to Leland Memo
rial Hospital with a possible skull!
fracture and decorations Of the
face.
The driver, James M. Mangan,
a University Of Maryland student,
who lives in University Park, told
police he was driving uphill and
did not see the child in the road
Cycle Oficer Injured.
Police Pvt. John Bush, So. q
veteran member of the tFafflc
squad, suffered serious back and
leg injuries last night when his
motorcycle and a taxicab were in
collision at South Capitol street
and Firth Sterling avenue Sc.
Doctors at Emergency Hospital
continued to examine him today
and awaited an analysis of X-ray
reports. Pvt. Bush lives at 1913
U street, Bradbury Village, Md.
According to a police report.
the collision occurred when cab
driver Thomas ]. Strong. 80, col
ored, of the 100 block Of Eaton
road Sc. turned left off South
Capitol into Firth Sterling street.
The hacker was charged with
failure to grant right of way.
Pvt. Bush was chasing a speed
ing car at the time. Mr.. Strong
told police he saw the car speed
by and turned left without real
izing the policeman was coming
up in pursuit.
Passengers Shaken Up.
Two passengers in the cab were
hurt slightly. They are Ernest
Mosby, 80, of the 1000 block Of
Euclid street NV, and Edible
NJ Strong, 81. of the HOO block
of Eaton road NV. Both are
colored.
In another accident yesterday
Corpl. Mack w. Craver, 20, OF
Boiling Air Force Base was
charged with driving with unrea-
sonable speed after striking Heller
Hammer. SIS, colored. Of the 140(
block of Carrolsburg place S.W.
at South Capitol and N streets
She was admitted to Casualty
Hospital with a fractured ankle
The airman told police he wa!
rushing to call aid for the acct.
dent involving Pvt. Bush.
Auto, Bus in Collision.
Six persons were injured las
night when a car collided with /;
Washington. Virginia & Maryland
Coach Co. bus at Lee boulevard
and Rolfe street, Arlington.
Police listed the driver of tn,
car as William H. Rimel, 81, O.
the 5000 block of Sherrier plac,
NV. He suffered a possible frac
tured skull, and his companion
Miss Jacqueline Morrell, 1s, O
the $500 block of Mckinley street
Bethesda, suffered face cuts ant
shock. Both were admitted t,
Arlington Hospital.
Mr.. Rimel was charged will
reckless driving, police said. Tw,
other persons in his car and tw,
bus passengers received minor in
Jurles. Police said the automobil
rammed into the rear of the bu
which had just discharged pas
SengerS.
PTA Units Urqed 10 HeIp