Evening star., 1951-11-12
Hit-Run Driver
Hunted in Death
OF Boy,2,H Here
1851 Traffic Fatalities
For District Reach ST.;
Five Hurt in Maryland

Five Hurt in Maryland
The hit-run driver responsible
for the death of 2-year- -old Mark
Zimmerman was still beine
sought by police today.
The child, son of Mrs. Claire
Zimmerman, 1896 Whittier stree,
NV. was killed yesterday not fal
from his home while taking 9
Sunday afternoon walk with hi.
brother Ronnie, 8. Police said the
car answered the description OF
one stolen in Cheverly. Md, hours
earlier.
His death raised District traffic
deaths to 81 for 1851. On the
same date last year, SO had beer
killed in traffic accidents. The
total number Of deaths last veal
was 70.
Weekend traffic accidents also
brought serious injury to two
Washington residents. They were
James Townsend, IS. Of 5006 Dana
place NV, a salesman, hit by a
streetcar, and Edward Kelley, ST.
colored, Of c street Sc. a jani-
tor at Municipal Center, struck
by an automobile.
Ronnie Stunned by Tragedy.
The death of Mark left his
brother Ronnie stunned. The two
boys had decided to take a walk
because the weather was so good
I'VE weren't walking any place
special" Ronnie said. I'VE came
out OF the alley that runs through
Van Buren street. We were on
our way home. I was standing
on the sidewalk and my brother
was behind me picking berries of
"a bush. I guess"
Il was going through my pants
looking for a little peashooter ]
have. usually keep it in my
pocketbook. I didn't find it till
later.
"All OF a sudden Mark ran past
ME into the street. I don't know
why. When I saw the car I ran
after him and shouted his name
The car hit Mark out there in the
middle Of the street. 1t was kind
of an old car.
"The car could have stopped
but 1t didn't. He didn't even put
on his brakes"
Says Car Sped Away.
| Ronnie said the car was going
slow when his brother was hit
The driver. he said. stuck his head
out of the window. saw what had
happened, stepped on the gas and
left at a high rate of speed.
Other members of the Hammer
man family are another brother.
Leonard, 6. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Dubow, the children's
grandparents. with whom Mrs.
Zimmerman makes her home.
In the other accidents, Mr..
Townsend was struck by a street.
car as he stepped from a loading
platform in the 2100 block of
Eighteenth street NV. He was
taken to Emergency Hospital with
critical head injuries.
Police said the streetcar was
operated by Judson G. Hardin,
~, OF Alexandria, Va.
Mr.. Kelley was struck Saturday
by an automobile as he crossed
the intersection Of Third and c
streets NV. He is at Casualty
Hospital with a fractured pelvis
and other injuries.
Driver Is Charged.
Driver of the car was identified
by police as Alexander Martin,
SO, colored, of the 600 block of
Second street NE. Mr.. Martin
was charged with failing to yield
the right of way to a pedestrian.
In another accident, a WAC
private was pinned in an over
turned automobile until extri-
Gated by members of Fire De-
partment rescue squad. She was
Pvt. Barbara L. Virgin, 81, OF
Fort Lee, Va, now under treatment
at Walter Reed Hospital for sew
eral fractured ribs.
Police said she was riding in q
car driven by Yeoman 1/c Robert
c. Wakefield. "a, of 1873 Webster
street NV. who is stationed at
the Pentagon. Mr.. Wakefleld's s
car was in collision with one
driven by James w. Wright, 21,
of SOC North Payne street, Alex
andria. yesterday at Third and
Varnum streets NV.
Mr.. Wakefield's car overturned
after the crash and firemen had
to pry open the door to remove
Pvt. Virgin. Mr.. Wakefield was
charged with colliding and Mr.
Wright with failing to yield the
right of way. Both posted $25
collateral.