was in direct conflict with that of plaintiff and Tinnin, both of whom said on the stand that the light in front of them was green as the Volkswagen left the underpass and entered the intersection.
Tinnin also testified that when he saw defendant Green's car on his left, it was only a car length away; that he jammed on his brakes but was unable to stop his Volkswagen before the other car struck it on the side. The impact was so severe that he was shoved violently to the right, snapping both his ignition key and the gear shift. His companion (the plaintiff) was thrown against the dashboard and windshield, suffering facial cuts and knee, rib, and elbow injuries.
Thus, the question of which driver was at fault restedlargely with the jury's appraisal of the credibility of the parties and their respective supporting witnesses. Unlike most avenue intersections in this city, *722 the N Street and Connecticut Avenue crossing is a notoriously blind one as the combination of the underpass and decorative shrubbery on the dividing island limits a driver's vision of lateral traffic, causing automobiles approaching the intersection from either north or west to be unusually dependent on the lighting controls. In other words, the accident would not have occurred unless one of the drivers ignored a red or amber signal and by his carelessness in this respect caused the collision.
By returning a verdict against the plaintiff the jury, however, never decided the question of which of the two drivers was at fault, although it