Evening star., 1951-05-19
Two Pedestrians
Critically Hurt
Crossing Street
; From Naval Hospital
Injured When Auto
ColIides With Truck

Two pedestrians were in critical
condition in hospitals today as a
result of traffic accidents this
morning and last night.
David Haynes, %, colored, of
225 Lowery street NE, was ad-
|mitted to Gallinger Hospital with
la skull fracture after being struck
|around / am. as he was cross
ing in the 700 block of Kenil-
worth avenue NE.
Police identified the driver Of
the automobile as Kenneth T.
White, 81, colored, of the 37OO
block of Jay street NE. Mr..
White was charged with driving
at an unreasonable speed
The other critical victim was
Dominick j. Ottaviani. 81, Of
3412 Tenth street NE. He is in
Casualty Hospital also suffering
with a skull fracture. Mr.. Ottavi-
ami Is a student at Catholic Uni
verSity.
Five Hurt in Accident.
Police said he was struck last
might as he was crossing Michi-
gan avenue NE. near the main
gate to the Catholic University
campus.
Driver of the car was identified
as Samuel M. Malay, "A, of 58O3
Mayhurst drive, Hyattsville,
printer at The Star. Police said
there was no evidence of improper
driving and will hold a corpora
|tion counsel's hearing at a future
date.
Three Bethesda Naval Hospital
enlisted men we're injured, one
CRITICALLY, last night when a car
in which they were riding was
demolished in a collision with a
tractor trailer on Route /. near
West Eldridge. Md.
George A. Farinacci, Is, was
admitted to University Hospital,
Baltimore. for a possible frac-
tured skull. Robert Rull, %, and
Leon Burger, jr., %, were ad-
mitted for internal injuries.
The three were passengers in q
car driven by Harold Ward, Is.
Of the Bethesda Hospital.
Struck From Behind.
Ward was reported driving
south on Route / when he was
forced to swerve toward the side
of the road as a car swerved to-.
ward him.
AS Mr.. Ward applied his brakes
the car was struck in the rear
by the tractor trailer driven by
Joseph B. Corley, IS, of Ashland.
Va, police said. The huge truck
overturned.
The drivers were charged with
reckless driving, Maryland State
police said.
In another accident last night,
five persons were injured when an
automobile driven by Martin
Simons, 40, colored, of 5115 Sheriff
road NE, hit parked car and a
tree at Fiftieth street and Sheriff
road NE.
Mr.. Simons' wife. Susie, IS. was
admitted at 'Gallinger Hospital
with a broken leg. Mr.. Simons
suffered minor injuries as did
three children riding in the car
Carl Harley. z, colored. of 500
Just street NE; Clarissa Thomp-
son, 4, colored, of 1118 Fifty
seventh street NE, and Marvin
Campbell, 10, colored, Of 5115
Sheriff road NE.
Seven Children Struck.
Seven other children were struck
by automobiles in accidents over
the city yesterday but only two
were injured seriously enough to
be hospitalized, police reported.
Neil Regan, 9, of 944 Shepherd
street NV, was hit on Georgia
avenue near Taylor street NV. by
an automobile police said was
driven by Mrs. Frieda Denniberg.
A, Of 81 Gallatin street NV. He
was admitted at Children's Hos
lpital with arm injuries.
Kenneth Coombs, 3. colored, Of
1915 I street NE. also was ad-
mitted to Children's Hospital with
multiple cuts and bruises after he
was struck near his home by an
automobile police said was driven
by Charles H. Roberts, 18, of 219
E street NV.