Evening star., 1953-11-09
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gas tank of the school bus, spill
ing gas "all over the place."
County Policeman Davis Dudley
reported.
Mr.. Davis praised the bus
driver, John r. Nally, 35, of Lam
ham, for his quick work in get
ting the children out safely. The
students were on their way to
Princess Garden and Lanham
elementary schools.
He did a good job" the po-
liceman said. II don't know how
he did it so fast. There was
gas and oil all over the place,
too. There could have been a
fire any time"
Driver Aids Children.
Mr.. Nalley said the collision
knocked him out of his seat. He
said he got up and picked up
injured children who had been
thrown on the floor.
Il had to pick them up to get
them to the door," he said. I'VE
couldn't get out the front door
because there was broken glass
sticking up all around We used
the back door. I had to lift
some of the children out of the
door and put them on their feet
outside"
School officials said the little
passengers told them two school
patrol boys helped get the in
jured children off the bus.
The patrol members are Tru-
man Haskell, II, Whitfield road,
and Bobby Leaman, II, of Lam
ham Acres.
School officials also said the
two boys got the the emergency
door open Immediately after the
accident and helped the driver
rush the students outside.
The station wagon driver was
identified by police as James R.
Crutchfield, So, of the 2100 block
of l street NV. He was treated
at Prince Georges General Hos
pital for cuts and bruises.
The 27 children also were
treated at Prince Georges hos
pital. They suffered cuts, bruises
and scratches, the hospital said.
None was hurt seriously and
none would be admitted, hospital
officials said.
Mr.. Nalley said he has been
driving buses for the county
school system since September,
1852.
First grade students aboard
were on their way to Princess
Garden. The other children, in
grades two to six, were going to
Lanham. All of them live in the
FoWler's lane area, police said.
Was Going Up Step Hill.
Mr.. Nalley said his bus was in
second gear proceeding north up
a steep hill on Princess Garden
road at a speed of about Is or
20 miles an hour.
Mr.. Dudley, who investigated
the accident along with Police
men Robert F. Baeschla and
o. w. Weakley, said the station
wagon was heading west. emerg-
ing from Naval avenue into
Princess Garden road. The po-
liceman said there is no stop
sign but he added that the
motorist was emerging into a
through highway.
Technical charges of failing to
yield the right-of way when en-
tering a through highway and
reckless driving by colliding.
were placed against Mr.. Crutch-
field. A hearing was set 1or
9:30 am. Thursday at FIyltts-
vile.
All of the children are from
the Lanham area. Victor Parker,
principal of the Lanham Ele-
mentary School, gave this list
of children taken to the hospital
for treatment of cuts. bruises and
scratches:
Lorlng Benedict, 6; David
Stancliff. 6; Richard Stancliff,
8; Paul Stancliff. 9.
Also, Tommy Owens, 6; Bert
Owens, IL; Elaine Wadleigh. 6;
Robert Francisco, 6; Joe Clay
ton, 6.
Others were Paul Warner. s:
Robert Blythe, 6, and Roberta
Blythe, 8; Rebecca Blythe, 7:
Ben Overdal, 6: Bill Overdal, 8.
Also Marnelle Crews, 7: Dora
Gibson, IL; Steve Gibson. 9;
Tommy Harvey, 10; Joe Har-
vey, 8.
Also Sharon Haskell, 9; Judy
Christensen, 8; Rosemary Wahl,
7; Jean Foreman. 7; Carolyn
Hoffman, IL: Wayne Mathes, 8,
and Charles H. Jones, 10.