Evening star., 1951-06-03
Driver Accused
OF ; Collisions
AfterLongChase
Pursuit Begins Near
College Park and
Ends in District

followed another driver for sc
miles or more yesterday afternoon
and brought about his arrest after
the fugitive car was said to have
side-swiped three automobiles.
The chase began on the Balti-
more Boulevard near College Park
Md, and ended about an houl
later at Thirteenth and Florida
avenue NV. with the arrest o1
Keith Smith, colored, a laborer
of 214 Seventh street NE.
George Milton Clinedinst, SO, oi
SAC Ridge Road. Greenbelt, Md.
a railroad brakeman. took up the
chase, he told police. after he saw
a car sideswipe the automobile o1
Winston E. Sawyer, of 7002 Dart
mouth avenue, College Park.
Enlisted Help.
Smiths car, it was said, turned
out Of a filling station near Col.
lege Park and kept going towarc
Baltimore after badly damaging
Mr.. Sawyer's automobile.
Mr.. Clinedinst followed the car
and enlisted the help of State
Policeman William Crist in an.
other automobile. The two lost
the fugitive car, and turned bach
after a chase of 10 miles.
Mr.. Clinedinst told police hi
was returning to College Parl
when he saw Smiths car emerge
from a side road and start towarc
Washington. He followed the
other car into the city.
Truck Was Sideswiped.
On New York avenue NE, Mr.
Clinedinst said. the other motorist
noticed he was being followed anc
began to turn from one street tx
another. Near Howard University
the motorist said, the lead cal
sideswiped a red delivery truck
and kept going. The owner Of the
truck was not identified immedi-
ately.
At Columbia road and Sherman
avenue NV. it was said, Smiths
car pulled the bumper off an au-
tomopile waiting for a red light
and driven by Willie Thompson
rs, colored, of 5000 New Hamp.
shire avenue NV.
Mr.. Thompson joined the chase
while Mr. Clinedinst stopped tc
pick up Pvt. Roger M. Rooney OF
No. 10 precinct before resumine
the pursuit.
Pulled Alongside.
At the intersection Of Florida
avenue and Thirteenth street NV.
police said, Mr.. Thompson pulled
alongside Smiths car and yelled
for him to pull over because, you
hit me and you're going to pay
mel"
Smith stopped. He was taken
to No. 13 precinct and charged
with failure to stop after striking
Mr.. Thompson's car, reckless driv-
ing and failure to secure a Dis
trict permit or tags. Smith was
to 60 tc court tomorrow. Bond
was set at $565.
Two policemen were reported
recovering from minor injurie.
suffered when their patrol wagor
was in collision yesterday with 9
truck at First street and Louisiana
avenue NV.
Admitted to Hospital.
They are Pvt. Frank S. Klabba
%. of No. l Precinct, 122 Huron
drive, Forest Heights, Md, anc
his partner, Pvt. George c. OF.
futt. Al. of s315 Walden road
Silver Spring, the driver.
Pvt. Klabba was admitted tc
Casualty Hospital with chest anc
knee injuries, while Pvt. Offutt
was treated for cuts. Police re-
ported that the truck, loaded with
empty boxes. was driven by Mar
shall Smith, colored, 46, of 31s
G street S.W. The patrol wagon
was badly damaged.
Pvt. Klabba figured in another
story involving a patrol wagon last
May 16. He was one of two officers
who chased a speeder at IS miles
an hour. The fleeing automobile
crashed through a street barri-
cade on a construction job. The
speeder was overtaken and ar
rested.
Two Women Hurt.
A District woman was seriously
injured yesterday when her cal
went out of control on the Marl.
poro Pike near Andrews Air Force
Base, careened off a tree ant
smashed into another car con1ins
from the opposite direction
Prince Georges County police re.
ported.
The woman, Juanita Register
26, OF 1917 Florida avenue NE.
suffered a broken right leg and
cuts on the forehead.
She was taken to Casualty Hos
p1tal along with her passenger
Elizabeth Biggs, 18, of the same
address. Miss Biggs was not badly
hurt.
The driver of the second car
Joseph B. Carpenter, of 1916 Kill
bourne place NV, did not require