Evening star., 1951-06-18
New Yorker 6rasped
by Friend Is Killed
Crossing Lee Highwa,


A 20-year-old girl was instantly
killed yesterday when she was torn
from the grasp of a friend and
hurled 120 feet by an auto that
struck her as she was crossing Lee
highway, about four miles west of
Falls Church.
She was Concetta (Tina) Gull
lotta. Of Pleasantyille, N. Y. who
had arrived only "a hours before
to visit her brother. Salvatore, at
Merrifeld. Her friend was Miss
Mary Scarpone, also Of Pleasant
willie
| Police said the girls had arrived
at the brothers home early Satur-
day. That night they went to
Washington. Returning to Merri-
field about 1890 am. yesterday.
the girls alighted from a bus at
Lee highway and Cedar lane.
Saved for Trip.
They had almost reached the
other side of the highway when
Miss Gullotta was hit. Miss Scar
pone had hold of her friends coat
when the crash occurred.
Miss Gullotta had been saving
for the sightseeing trip to WASH
lington for more than a year, po-
lice said.
The driver of the car was iden-
titled as Claude S. Walters, ~, Of
Route /, Falls Church. He was
charged with manslaughter and
released under $5, 900 bond for ap-
pearance June 20 in Fairfax Trial
Justice Court. His car overturned
twice but he was not injured.
Miss Gullotta was pronounced
dead at Arlington Hospital by DR..
w. c. Welburn.
C0llides With Bus.
An Atlanta man was critically
injured when his auto crashed
head-on into a bus on route l
about 4 miles south of Alexandria.
Still in critical condition today
at Alexandria Hospital is KRIS
taniS Anzamis, 81. Police said he
collided with an Alexandria. Bar
croft 81 Washington bus operated
by Leslie Barnum, 38, of the 1900
block of Prince street, Alexandria.
Mr.. Barnum's only injury was a
lacerated toe.
Six persons were hurt in two
car crash this morning at Thir-
teenth and E streets NV.
Police said car driven by Ralph
A. DeNeo, 26, a Marine from Guam
tico, Va, and a taxicab driven by
Simon Sander, 20, of 235 Missis-
sippi avenue Sc, collided at 4::30
am.
Mr.. DeNeo was admitted to Ma
val Hospital following treatment
at Emergency Hospital for a back
injury and face cuts. Less serious
injuries were suffered by three
passengers in his car-George Art,
%; Thomas Henry, %, and Rich
ard Mcconnell, 18. all stationed
at Quantico. They were treated
and released at Emergency.
Hearing Due in July.
Thomas Holgate, 25, of George
Washington University, a passen-
ger in the cab, was released after
treatment for shock. Mr.. Sander
was treated for cuts and bruises
to both knees. Police said a cor
poration counsel hearing will be
held July IL.
Two motorists were charged by
police following an accident early
Sunday at Seventeenth and C
streets NE. Richard E. LIE Neau,
20, of Andrews Air Force Base,
driver of one of the cars, was in
good condition today at Walter
Reed Hospital with head and face
cuts. He was charged with failure
to yield the right of way. The
other driver, Netha M. Smith, 40,
colored, of IS Florida avenue NV,
was charged with colliding.
Two Hurt i'm Collision.
Two soldiers were hurt in a
collision Saturday night at Thir-
teenth and Harvard streets NV.
Charles A. Nellinger,, 18, of Wal
ter Reed Hospital, driver of one
of the cars, was treated and re-
leased at Walter Reed for cuts
to both legs and a head injury.
A passenger, Peter DiRuSse, %,
also of Walter Reed Hospital,
was treated and released at the
hospital for cuts on the forehead.
The other driver, Raymond A.
Bell, IS, colored, of 4525 Twenty
eighth street N. W., was charged
with failure to yield the right of
way and forfeited $25 bail.
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