INTOXICATED MOTORISTS
NEW YORK WARNING. A New York magistrate, Mr 1\ B. House, has mad© a New Year's resolve. - "The first objective of this Court," he said, Bternly regarding a prisoner, "will bo to reduce immediately by 25 per jOent. the number of persons drivwhile intoxicated. No sentences of less than sixty days in the workhouse will be given, and sentences will be increased to the limit, six months, if necessary; This Court has been too lenient with this class of 'violations." . . , Thereupon he sent to. the workhouse for sixty days, William Grimes, 28 years old, a chauffeur. Grimes was arrested m Lenox avenue. He said he was sober, bat cJter listening to the story of a policeman, the magistrate believed it rather than that of Grimes. . Mr House had before him figures indicting that 50,137 violations of the traffic Jaw were passed upon by the Court in -192?. This was an increase of 9308 cases over the worst previous year,l92o, and 9946 over the number lij 1921. Of the culprits arraigned last year, 11.939 were, first, 947 second, and 84 third offenders. The number found guilty of driving while under the influence of liquor was 153; of reckless driving, 390. In fines 414,207 dollars were collected; 4088 persons were sent to gaol. The magistrate also had in mind a ■ report made ,by the National Highways Protective Society; which said:— "Automobiles and motor trucks caused the death of 1902 persons in New York city and State in the year 1932.1 Of this number, 860 were hilled in t|h« city of New York, 289 being killed by motor trucks. In December, 170 persons were killed in the State by motor trucks and automobiles, of which 77 ocourred in Greater New York, 18 being killed by motor tracks, and eight occupants of automobiles were killed at highway railway crossings. New York State is away "behind the other States in adequate laws governing the operation of automobiles. Besides, sufficient money, is not provided for officials to properly enforce even existing laws." ,
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Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17701, 1 March 1923, Page 10
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