Evening star., 1951-10-06
laborer Killed
In Hit-Run Crash
On MaineAve,
Man Is Hit So Hard
Thot Both Feet Are
Severed at Ankles

nor b0tn feet Are
Severed at Ankles
A pedestrian, struck with such
force by hit-and-run automobile
that both feet were severed at the
ankles, was killed instantly at
Fourteenth street and Maine ave-
hue S.W. early today.
The victim was Robert A. Cor
bin, so. colored, of no fixed ad-
dress. Police said he was la
borer.
No one witnessed the accident,
police reported, and there were no
skid marks at the scene to indi-
cate how far the man had been
thrown by the impact. His death
was the 42d traffic fatality of the
year. Last year at the same time
the death toll stood at so:
Auto Hits Parked Car.
Miss Elizabeth Nelson, %, of
1907 Crittenden street NV, a.
clerk at the Veterans Administra-
ton. suffered serious head in
juries early today when the car
in which she was riding struck a
parked car in the 1900 block of
Upshur street NV. She was ad-
mitted to Garfield Hospital. Elmer
Harris, jr., %. of Hyattsville, Md.
driver of the car, was charged
with failing to give full time and
attention to the operation of the
machine.
Miss Nicolette Preston, 26. of
1915 TWenty-Sixth street NV,
suffered possible pelvic fracture
and her escort, Noble Mccartney,
33. of 1902 Eighteenth street NV,
received back injuries and lacera-
tions when they were struck by
an automobile while crossing Wis
consin avenue at Western avenue
last night. They were treated at
Emergency Hospital. The auto
mobile, police said, was driven by
Mervin Beach, 81. of lit High
land avenue, Takoma Park, Md.
Mrs. Millicent Raley, 56, of 6611
Fifth street NV. suffered arm and
shoulder injuries today when her
automobile overturned at Sixth
and Butternut streets NV, after
a collision with an automobile |
driven by Hebert L. Thornton, 80,
OF 4201 Argyle terrace NV. She
was taken to Washington Sani-
tarium by Fire Rescue Squad No.
2. Her condition is listed as not
serious.
Four Children Hurt.
Four children were injured
yesterday when they were knocked
from bicycles. Paul E. Jackson,
II. of the 1900 block of Twenty
ninth street NV. was admitted |
to Emergency Hospital with head
injuries after he was struck by an
automobile driven by Fire De-
partment Pvt. James L. Thume.
A, Of No. 25 Engine Co. The &C
cident happened in the 5000 block
OF N street NV.
John Taylor. colored, IA, of 814
Seventh street Sc. and Moses
Adolph, colored, II, of 1040 Sixth
street NE, were slightly hurt
when the bicycle on which both
were riding ran into the side of
an automobile at North Capitol
street and Rhode Island avenue
NV. They were treated at
Casualty Hospital for slight cuts. |,
James Winchester, colored, IL.
OF 404 New York avenue NV, suf-
fered a fractured hand when his
bicycle ran into an automobile IN
the HOO block of Fifth street NV.
Struck by Automobile.
Robert Wise, 4, of eO8 Emerson
street NV, suffered head in
juries when he ran between two
parked cars in front of his home |
and was struck by an automobile
driven by Mrs. Jean Pinckney of
the 4S0 block of Illinois avenue
NV. He was admitted to Chill b
dren's Hospital
A 67-year-old motorist with all
learners permit struck a pedes- s
trian and two cars when he at j
tempted to execute a backing I
U-turn in the 45O0 block of Fifth /
street NV.
The motorist. Kelman Acker-
man of 4536 Fifth street NV,
was attempting to maneuver into ,
parking space, according to po- j
lice. His car knocked down Peter
Constantine, 26, of the 1900 block
OF Georgia avenue. glanced off a
passing taXicab and struck a.
parked car. Mr.. Constantine was
treated at Emergency Hospital for
a possible leg fracture.
3 Hurt in Bus Crash.
Three persons were injured ,
when an automobile crashed into
the rear of Washington, Mary
land & Virginia bus op Lee boule-
ward a short distance west of
Seven Corners yesterday.
Fairfax County police listed the
injured as Nellie Virginia Lee, AZ,
colored, of Route 2, Fairfax; Bar
bara Jean Bell, 16, of 100O7 Bar
rett road. Falls Church, both |
passengers on the bus, and Ros-
coe S. Corvin, 18, of 8O5 Green
way boulevard, Falls Church. All
were treated at Arlington Hos
pital for cuts and bruises and
released.
Police said young Corvin told
them he fell asleep while driv-
ing his car and struck the bus,
which had stopped to pick up
passengers.
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