Magistrate’s Court Inconsiderate Driver Fined

Press, Volume C, Issue 29662, 4 November 1961, Page 14

Magistrate’s Court Inconsiderate Driver Fined

Bumper to bumper, two cars' were driven backwards and forwards several times in Cathedral square, on August 12, Constable K. M. Gallagher told Mr E. A. Lee, S.M., iti the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Charged with using a motor-car in an inconsiderate manner, Gary Eric Eden was fined £5. Eden did not appear.

Constable Gallagher said he watched the offence while sitting in a patrol car outside Tivoli Theatre at 7.45 pjn. He went over to the drivers and stopped them. The other driver appeared in the children’s court, the Magistrate was told. DISORDERLY Charged with behaving in a disorderly manner in Eaton place on November 2, Terence John Millard and Patrick Bernard Spillane were each fined £5. They pleaded guilty. REMANDED John Edward Burt was remanded to November 9 on a charge of using insulting langua'ge in the Majestic Theatre on November 2. Bail was allowed. James Fulton Wilson was remanded in custody until November 9 on a charge of indecent assault on a male on October 15.

Robin Albert Hood, aged 19, was remanded on bail to November 9 on a charge of stealing a clarinet valued at £2l 10s from the Christchurch West High School on Judy 19. UNLICENSED VEHICLE

On three charges of using an unlicensed motor car. David Eric Guitsell, a soldier, was fined £5 on two charges, and was ordered to pay costs only on one. On three charges of using unauthorised registration plates Gutsell was fined £6 on two charges and was ordered to pay costs only on one. CW'HEk traffic charges On other traffic charges brought by the police, the foltowin.g offenders were dealt with:—

Driving without due care and attention: Eric Omiandy, £5; »av>d Donald Hoss. £4: Edltii Mbbri Slattery £6 (no warrant erf fitness, £1); Maurice Lesiie White. £5; Raymond Neil WUson, £lO, and licence endorsed tor two years. Fafiing to give way: Raymond John Andrew, £5: Ang»ay Mkhaei Botttmtey. £5; Robert Hu«h Dixon, £8 (no warrant <rf fitness £1); Paul Bwtag, £8; WHJtarn Maurice Greig. £8; John Cecfl Murray Rood. £8; Alexander Edward Hedges. £5 (no waramt ot fitness. 10s): Joseph Anthony Krisnic. £5; Frank Netherton Lawrence £4; Thomas Edward Miles. £5; Arthur Frederick Thomas Munro. £5: Brian Ogg. £5; Baden Reeve. £5; Valerie Afleen Segar, £5; Donald Graham Shierlaw. £5: Caroline Louise Wright. £4 (no warrant ot fitness. £1). No warrant of fitness: Brian Marshall Wallace Sadler £3; Colin Wootton. £1: Arthur Lawrence Wright £3 (failing to 'produce driver** licence. £1).

Failing to notify Registrar of Motor Vehicles of disposal of vehicle: Maurice Arthur Cum°°StS: Operating car at night without light*: Brian Cashford Dobbie, £5 (no warrant of fitness, Crossing railway in risk of a collision: John Brian Hadfield, £4; Margaret Elizabeth McKenzie, £4 (no warrant ot fitness, £1; no driver’s licence, £1). Failing to stop at sign: Susan Barbara SkeUerup, £5 X No light on cycle: James Alllster White,,£3. (Before Mr A. P. Blair. S.M.) DISQUALIFIED DRIVER “This is a serious offence and I must consider wheher or not you should go to gaol,” the Magistrate said, when convicting Johann us Albertus Brand, aged 33 of driving while disqualified on September 18. Brand pleaded not guilty. Brand was remanded to November 13 for sentence. Mrs Rotuna Jean Waish said she knew, Brand by slight and knew his name. On September 18 she was standing in a shop on Hills road when she saw Brand driving a car. He was alone. Constable R. Dalby said he saw Brand sitting in the driving seat of the ear, reading a paper. Brand claimed his wife had been driving, and he was waiting for her to do some shopping. Constable Dalpy said. Brand looked in nearby shops for half an hour, but ’was unable to find his wife. Brand told the Court fie knew

which shop his wife was in; but he did not want to find her because he did not want to be seen in public with a policeman. He denied driving.

CHARGE DISMISSED A charge against John Barrington Barnett, aged 47, a T.A.B. agent (Mr A. R. Cotterill) of driving without due care and attention on the Main South road on September 13. was dismissed.

OTHER CHARGES Other traffic cases heard by Mr Biair were:—

Failing to stop at stop sign: Owen Duffield, convicted and discharged (no warrant of fitness, £2). No warrant of fitness: Alan Murdoch Mitchell, £2. Failing to give way to the right: Adrianne Fitzgerald. £l. (Before Mr E. J. S. Crutchley, S.M.) DROVE INTO TRUCK

A passenger In the car driven by Michael Stanley Hall, on Buchanans road, would have suffered serious injury when it ran into the back of a truck on July 25, said Constable G. E. Hoare. The car had its left side torn off.

Hall, a 19-year-old assistant meat inspector (Mr L. G. Holder). pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving without due care and attention. He was convicted and ordered to pay costs. For having no warrant of fitness, Hall was fined 10s. He pleaded guilty. Hall said his attention was attracted by a car behind. He glanced in the rear vision mirror; next thing there was an impact.