Evening star., 1951-10-17
Woman Killed
In Taxi Crash;
3Are Injured
Victim, ia, Identified
By Brother Hours
After Collision

An elderly woman killed in q
two-car crash early today at Thir-
teenth and @ streets NV. was
identified several hours later as
Mrs. Genevieve Wambold, "a, of
ISL North Capitol street.
Joseph Leach, brother of Mrs.
Wambold, made the Identification
at the District Morgue. He had
gone to the Second Precinct
around II am. to report his sister
missing. He lives at 6I2 Mas
sachusetts avenue NV.
Mrs. Wambold's death was the
47th traffic fatality in the District
this year. There were 81 at this
time last year.
Drivers of the two automobiles
! involved in the collision, in which
three other persons were hurt.
appeared in Municipal Court on
negligent homicide charges. Judge
Frank H. Meyers held each in
$1,000 bond for a hearing on No
vember 16.
Thrown in Street.
The drivers were Joseph 3.
McSweeney, 26, of 5521 Colorado
avenue NV, and Joseph F. Berry,
rs. of 1862 Barnaby terrace Sc.
Police said a car driven by Mr..
McSweeney collided with a taxi
driven by Mr.. Berry about $50
am. Mrs. Wambold was a pas
senger in the cab and Mr.. Berrys
wife, Katherine. was riding in the
front seat.
The impact of the crash threw
Mrs. Wambold into the street.
Police said Mrs. Wambold was
picked up at Sixteenth and vi
streets NV. and asked to be
taken to an address near Sibley
Hospital.
Taken to Emergency Hospital
and later released were Mr.. Nc
Sweeney. treated for a head cut.
: and Mr.. Berry. with a cut elbow.
Admitted to the hospital was Mrs.
ported not serious. She has in
1urles to both knees and hips.
Police said Mr.. McSweeney was
going north on Thirteenth street
when he struck the rear of the
taxi going east on @ street. Al
traffic light at the intersection
was not operating at the time.
Hit-and-Run Victim.
3, Leo Roungus, 81. of 1929 Madi-
son street NV. was reported in
good condition at Arlington Hos
pital after he was struck by al
hit-and-run motoriSt early today
Fairfax police said Mr.. Roungus,
driving south on Shirley highway,
had a fiat tire about midnight.
He drove his car onto the grass
strip separating the dual highway
and removed the tire. A COM
panion had taken the tire for re-
pairs and Mr.. Roungus was stand
ing at the side of the vehicle talk
ing to two other occupants when
he was struck by a passing auto. |
He suffered a broken right leg. |
Police said they have a de-
scription of a car which was
travelling at high speed and passed
q truck driver about 12:40 am.
Pinned Under Truck.
Clarence w. Gulatt, %, colored
OF 1246 D street NE, was killed
yesterday when he was pinned
beneath a truck he was driving
after it was in a collision with an
automobile at Twenty-frst and
D streets NE. The car was driven
by Edward G.. Lauterbach, 81, of
TOT Quackenbos street NV, |
police said.
Mr.. Gulatt was thrown from
the truck and pinned beneath it.
He was pronounced dead at GAL
linger Hospital.
Willis H. Lanier, about 10, COL
ored, of "a r street NV, was
pronounced dead at the scene
yesterday when his automobile |
knocked down a traffic signal
light pole. careened through an
iron fence and crashed against
house at Florida and Rhode Island
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