Magistrate's Court CHARGE ARISING FROM ACCIDENT DISMISSED

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28750, 22 November 1958, Page 7

Magistrate's Court CHARGE ARISING FROM ACCIDENT DISMISSED

~~~ rf a motorist to t -Winded signal z.j car on Pages 3 .r - ir.-e afternoon . -c-irr >fr ~ zzad caused a close be- - e car, fling:n r-’U* z* r -er and his - 7 i—r □£. 10 the road. : aueged in the - -r: yesterday. < ■*-- jr . Tboenas Sea- ■ retired storer**'’'-" T- fKr ec r r*t guilty to a ■£ without due . :£ —-•« accident, the Terrence Mc-X&--X .u -r ? < z -asterer. suf--r-r. . -- and his i*— “ =* Patricia Ann • ..T-f-rz bruising, the »- r. V "■'rrrmpscr- who ap- •*•.-***■. -irxenon. said that ~ -J? = ~gr.:-hand w-r.c* WrZocLald had not —< - rrtr- r»er»use he had u. •*-: : i proper look-out fczoeared round a me oefore the i W TTUiSe ■x-uu —e Traffic Reguf- -as only obliged ■~affii - .thm v xew. a ~4 =Ade a signal ~a was r? obligation - "-e making the «tp» v -- •: set-ally turning. 7«r "4 tu’ zt sos satisfied .< r *.12 made the :jat umr. Mr X M Izard. < nsr..*-*: tre charge. r der.ee. denied nu had made any '*xzE- - ix-er -r r-efore turning ♦ •*.- T:tr:s:r. suggested -ax w - . : ra » passed Patter--i-mg.r.g to the -jsr - r-mded any col.aerr. Mcunrx: said he had v'— —x tt nt that a< another ar • HTcr-ra*m_r.g from the fr T*mnrE3ce said that there «as i i- ae * m the left side x m- -r mne .r* of the road •r 4r_Sma.:r : rs - e passed the the turn. t-i * y-_ were not x**xr?4 i z~-.c*z l:<k-out and -»*tx wm* Tm t r_z faster than 2 m-f-j «_r iiiur.’’ said Mr fczZxmiuu. I would say you •reua nsdmrxeL.7 wrong. Ssr tux nrc sefz. me car until re said Miss n sM-insrE* She was *tss murm nf 1 judge of speed,’’ xr m- rr .iur-rj t.e was “not das. ’

3’ To Mr Thompson, she admitted i that it was not going “slowly.” si The only allegation of lack of i care and attention against Pata terson was the alleged failure to - signal, said Mr Thompson. Pat- - terson would say he had signalled s and that the road was clear in I. both directions when he e signalled. Patterson had both r signalled and kept a look-out. “He could do no more than - that,” said Mr Thompson. OTHER TRAFFIC CHARGES L In other traffic prosecutions brought by the police, convice tions were entered and fines imposed as follows (Court costs of ’ £1 10s being additional in each - case): Driving without due care and - attention: Bruce David Bowick, £5; Marcus Innes Gordon, £5; ’ Roger James Allan Payne, £5: 1 Gordon Lewis Spriggs, £7 10s. , Failing to give way: Robert . William Borland, £1; Jack Chast ton. £2: Neil George Hodges, £3; a • John James Manson, £3; Laure ence Herbert Neale, £5. No driver’s licence: Noel Ben- . nington, £5 (no warrant of fitj ness, £1). No warrant of fitness: William 1 Birmingham. 10s; James Bruce i Eurnett, £2; George Andrew e Gibbs. £2; Even Richard Helm, £2: James Morrow. 10s. Selling motor-vehicle without 3 warrant of fitness: Erian Wil- * Ham Glastonbury, £1 (failing to L notify change of ownership, £1); Rex Ernest Williams, £l. I REMANDED § i Robert Henry Brockie. aged 55. charged with false pretences at i l Christchurch on November 6, was - remanded to November 27. Bail e was allowed in the sum of £5O. - ’on the application of Mr R. B. 3 | Shand. Brockie to report dailj’ to r the police. e SHIP DESERTER e Appearing on the expiry of a e i term of detention under the Shipj ping and Seamen Act. Donald e Richard Comes, a seaman, was ; remanded to November 27 on bail tJ of £lOO. and one surety of £lOO, J pending the outcome of his applin I cation to stay in New Zealand, r He was ordered to report daily ■ to the police. J, Cornes had deserted a ship in ■March this year, and had been 1 sentenced at Timaru on July 23 s | to two months’ imprisonment, said 7 i Sergeant E. S. Tuck. On Septemt j ber 27, he appeared before Mr 1 j Raymond Ferner. S.M.. in Christi church, and was further detained . for two months, pending deportation. The detention has now expired. Cornes was now seeking bail pending the outcome of an application to remain in New Zealand. Sergeant Tuck said. Mr S. H. Wood, for the Blue Star Shipping Line. Ltd., said that the ship Wellington Star was available to Cornes to sail on next week, or, failing that, the Tasman Star was available in midDecember. After Cornes had confirmed that he had made application to stay in New Zealand, the Magistrate remanded him to appear next week, bail being granted as stated. (Before Mr A. P. Blair, S.M.) DROVE WITHOUT CARE Colin James Myall was fined j £4 for driving without due care I and attention in Annex road, Riccarton, on August 29. The Court was told by Senior-Sergeant J. B. McLean that Myall was driving a light truck when he struck the pedal of a bicycle ridden by a 12-year-old schoolboy, Oliver John Hollis, throwing the boy to the ground. Mr J. G. Leggat, for Myall, said the boy had “veered, swerved, or wobbled” just as Myall’s truck was passing his cycle. “The boy changed his course so as to bring himself on to the bitumen. Convicting Myall, the Magistrate said: “I do not think it is a bad case at all and the defendant behaved very properly after the accident.” He said it appeared the boy did not move out far from the side of the road. It seemed that Myall had failed in his duty to allow a sufficient clearance. (Before Mr Raymond Ferner, S.M.) YOUTH FINED Tony Clifford Clutterbuck, aged 18. an apprentice nurseryman, i was fined a total of £6 on charges of driving a motor-truck without due care and attention, «and having no current driving licence, on September 8. The charges arose from an accident at the intersection of Lawson and Buchan streets, when the light truck the defendant was driving was involved in a collision with a motor cycle. The defendant, who was represented by Mr S. H. Wood, pleaded not guilty to the charge of driving without due He was con- ■ victed and fined £5 on this !charge, and on the charge of having no current driving licence, to which he pleaded guilty, the was fined £l.