Evening star., 1951-11-12

His death raised District traffic
deaths to 81 for 1851. On the
same date last year, SO had been
killed in traffic accidents. The
total number of deaths last year
was 70.
Weekend traffic accidents also
brought serious injury to two
Washington residents. They were
James Townsend. 35, of 50O6 Dana
place NV, salesman, hit by
Streetcar, and Edward Kelley, ST,
colored. of c street Sc. 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 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
bush, I guess"
Il was going through my pants
looking for 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. 1 don't know
why. When I saw the car I ran
latter him and shouted his name.
The car hit Mark out there in the
middle of the street. It was kind
of an old car.
"The car could have stopped,
but it 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 high rate of speed.
} Other members of the Hammers
man family are another brother.
+ Leonard. 6. and Mr.. and Mrs.
!, Louis Dubow, the childrens
grandparents. with whom Mrs.
, Zimmerman makes her home.
In the other accidents, Mr..
, Townsend was struck by 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,
! 80, 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 a 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 a
car driven by Yeoman 1ic Robert
IC. Wakefield. "a, of 1873 Webster
street NV. who is stationed at
the Pentagon. Mr.. Wakefleld's
car was in collision with one
driven by James w. Wright, 81,
of SOC North Payne street, Alex
andria, yesterday at Third and
;IVarnum streets NV.
i Mr.. Wakefield's car overturned
after the crash and f1remen 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. .s..
Auto Carrier, Bus Collide.
The driver of an automobile
carrier was pinned in his cab for
about an hour today after his
truck sideswiped Capital Transit
Co. bus and rammed into power
pole on the Baltimore boulevard
at University Park.
The driver, Wendell Morgan, 80,
of Somerville. N. j., was taken to
Leland Memorial Hospital with
fractured ribs, cuts and bruises.
The Bladensburg Rescue Squad
freed him from the cab. He was
pinned under the dashboard.
Four new cars were loaded on
the truck, but only one of them
broke loose in the accident. It
was badly damaged on one side.
Witnesses said the truck, head
ling toward Washington, swerved
when the bus in front of it stopped
to pick up passengers at Sheridan
lavenue.
There were no passengers in the
bus and the driver was unhurt.