Evening star., 1951-07-09
Nine Persons Injured
In Two-Car Crash in
Montgomery County

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Five Illinois residents and four
Marines were injured today when
two cars collided on Route $40 at
Clarksburg in upper Montgomery
County.
County police said the car car
rying the four Marines back to
Quantico, Va, was trying to pass
truck when the head-on crash
occurred about 7 am.
The five civilians, who were
taken to Suburban Hospital in
Bethesda, were identified by police
as:
William Nelson, 46, LaPlace,
ILL.,. chest bruises: his wife, Mil
dred, 46, bruised ankles and
bump on the head; their daughter,
Patsy, 81. Decatur, ILL.,, ankle
bruise, face cut. and possible frac-
tured shoulder; their son, James
E.. 8. cut on the nose and right
eye, and Miss Jeane Copeland, II,
Decatur, ILL.,, possible fractured
spine.
Marines Not Seriously Hurt.
The four Marines were taken to
Bethesda Naval Hospital where
doctor said none of them appeared
ito be seriously injured.
The Marines. all II years of age,
were identified as:
Pics. David NJ Williams, Youngs-
town, Ohio; Joseph C. Walker,
Lexington, KY; William L. Basios,
ICohoes, NJ Y, and Wendell E.
Moore. no home address listed.
Police said Mr.. Nelson was driv-
ing the Illinois car. 1t was not
Immediately determined which of
the Marines was driving the other
car.
In the most serious of five week.
end accidents involving policemen
in the District, a twelfth precinct
private was hospitalized and three
18-year-old youths were injured
slightly in a collision at Seven
teenth street and Rhode Island
avenue NE. early today.
Pvt. Francis S. Glynn, 26, of
331 Bryant street NE. received
severe injuries of the head, back
and pelvis when his police car,
making a left turn into Seven
teenth street, was in collision with
ia car driven by Quillie M. Harper
.of the 6200 block of Inwood
street, Cheverly, Md.
Pvt. Glynn was admitted to-
Emergency Hospital. Mr.. Harper,
who suffered head cuts, was
treated and released, as were two
passengers in his car, Gerald r.
Davis of the 44O0 block of Seventy
second avenue. Landover Hills,
Md, who sustained body bruises,
and Herbert M. Brubaker of the
5400 block of Fifth-sixth place,
East Riverdale, Md, who received
leg cuts. A corporation counsel's
hearing was set for Wednesday.
Georgian A. Burress. 5, colored,
OF 1712 Frankfort street Sc, re-
ceived head injuries when the
family car, driven by her father,
Pvt. George A. Burress of No. 2
Precinct, was forced to stop short
in the 600 block of New York
avenue NE. The girl was thrown
against the windshield, breaking
the glass. She was treated at
|Children's Hospital and released.
In a Saturday accident, police
said a car driven by William T.
Fulwood, Is, colored, of the 400
block of M street NV, got out
of control at Third and K streets
NV, ploughed over Third street
traffic island and collided with
park police car driven by Pvt.
John w. Remsen, AZ. The case
was referred to juvenile authori-
ties.
Car Runs Into Patrol Wagon.
Early yesterday. a car driven by
Charles H. Colbert, Al, colored, of
the 1000 block of Third street Sc,
made a left turn from Fourth
street into L street Sc. and struck
a police patrol wagon driven by
Pvt. Manuel E. Cane of No. S
precinct, police said. A hearing
was set for July 90
A hearing was set for today
i'm an accident involving cars
driven by Pvt. jeremiah Bradley,
I34, of the police communications
center, and Newston S. Hughes,
40, of the $500 block of HALEY
terrace Sc. Police said the COL
Ilision occurred when Pvt. Bradley
made left turn into Nichols
ovepI1e from Sheridan road SE