CHRISTMAS EVE CRASH.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 122, 25 May 1932, Page 8

CHRISTMAS EVE CRASH.

YOUNG WOMAN INJURED. DRIVER FINED SEVEN POUNDS FAILED TO REPORT ACCIDENT. As a sequel to an accident at Papakura on Christnfas Eve, charges of dangerous driving, failing to report an accident, and driving without a license were brought against John Morgan in the Papakura Police Court to-day, before Mr. F. H. Levien, S.M. Inspector E. 11. Barrett said a motor car driven by the defendant collided with a telegraph pole on the Wairoa Road, Papakura, and a young woman was injured. When she was admitted to the hospital a false address was given, and no trace of her or of defendant could be found until last week. The car was found damaged at the rear of the hotel at Papakura on December 29. "There was an absolute conspiracy to cover up the whole matter," declared the inspector. "A great deal of false information was given to the police during tile investigations." The inspector said the defendant was found working on a farm at Mangere. Witness had obtained a statement from an occupant o;' the car at the time of tlio accident that the speed had exceeded 55 miles an hour before the collision. Defendant said the accident was caused through his being unfamiliar with a patent free-wheel device which had been fitted to the car. A fine of £3 was imposed on each of the first two charges, and 20/ on tho third charge.