SANDON MOTOR COLLISION
MAXSLAT'OHTKR CHARGE. PALMICKSTON NORTH. Friday. The Supreme Court was occupied all day in hearing the manslaughter charge ugainst barren Xowth, arising from the recent motor smash at Sutldon, whith resulted in the death of Arthur Ernest Kglinton, Alfred Edward Pctinv. and Frank Kidman. (Tim evidence for flip prosecution was to Dip effort that Kglinton'e car was travelling :it :i moderate pVee. on the correct Mdc of the road. Police tests irxken in tl.o locality were claimed to .-how that the accused, with ordinary rare, should have seen Eglinton's car, pven if it was unlighted. OpcninfT for the defciiep. counsel intiiii a ted that he would call the only independent eye-witness who saw Kclinton's car approaching without lights, w-hih- XewthV car wa« lighted. Tlio acrnscd, in givm? evidence? said he jtfver exceeded a speed of 28 mile?. Alllmugh taking every precaution, he never =aw the approaching car until the impact.
The case ha? not concluded
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Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 194, 14 August 1920, Page 12
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