Magistrate's Court Licence Suspended For Dangerous Driving

Press, Volume C, Issue 29674, 18 November 1961, Page 15

Magistrate's Court Licence Suspended For Dangerous Driving

“I am going to give you a chance.” Mr A. P. Blair, SJd., told Owen Errol Webber, aged 24. a driver, when he pleaded guilty in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday to a charge of dangerous driving.

He was fined £8 and his licence was cancelled for one year witii the proviso toot he would be permitted to drive for his employer in his employer’s business. Sergeant E. S. Tuck said that about 7.15 p.m. on September 27. two constable® in a patrol car had seen Webber backing hia vehicle, a petrol tanker, in High street A cyclist behind the tanker had difficulty in getting out of the way. The constables had then followed the tanker for some distance, and in Ferry road had checked the speed of the tanker at 40 miles an hour. Also in Ferry road the tanker was seen to overtake two cars ,one of which was passing the other, so that there were three vehicles abreast. This caused a car coming the other way to pull hard over to the side of the road and brake to avoid a cyclist. When stopped. Webber admitted he had been travelling at more than 30 miles an hour

“It is not just a question of exceeding the limit." said the Magistrate. “I titink the fact has been demonstrated that for a time you cannot drive any more.” Webber said if he lost his driving licence he would lose bis job. Tire Magistrate then said he would give him another chance. “However, you now have two charges for dangerous 'driving and if you come before the court again you will be hit herd.” CARELESS DRIVING It was obviously a case of bad driving and he felt Bunn should be put off the road for a while, said the Magistrate when S3 w^T d .J r !li? 01s Bunn . aged 19 (Mr H. W. Thompson), appeared and pleaded guilty to a charge ot using a vehicle without due care and attention. He was fined £5 and his licence was suspended for ux months.

Sergeant Tuck said that at 8.15 p.m. on July 28 Bunn was travelling along the DunsandelLeeston highway in a northerly direction. As the car approached the Rakaia river road, at a speed which Bunn estimated as 45 miles an hour, it left the road, cleared < ditch and a gorse hedge land came to rest t a field 37ft from the road. NO LIGHTS Barry James Robin, aged 19, who did not appear, was fined £5 for operating a vehicle at night without lights. Constable Gerald Gallagher said at 7.45 p.m. on August 22 he had stopped the defendant’s car In Madras street It had no head or tail-light. It was towing another vehicle which was showing lights. “The defendant has quite a record of driving offences." said Sergeant Tuck. Robin had ignored a standard fine notice sent to him. and it had been necessary to bring the matter before the Court. FOUND DRUNK

Patrick Augustus Stace. aged 40, was fined £3 on a charge of being found drunk in Cathedral square, having been convicted of drunkenness within the last six months.

CHARGE DISMISSED A chare* of using a motor vehicle without due ear* and attention against Jamea Kikuta wataw* Wereta. aged 31 (Mr D. J. Hill), was dlsmhwed. There was complete conflict of evidence and no real corroboration. th* Magistrate said. Wereta pleaded not guilty to th* chare* and guilty to a charge of falling to carry a current warrant of fitness. On the latter charge he wa* convicted and discharged. (Before Mr E. S. J. Crutchley. S.M) CHARGE REDUCED

After evidence on a charge of negligent driving in Cranford street on August 19, against Edgar David Young, aged 33. a textile representative. had been heard, th* Magistrate reduced th* charge to on* of driving without du* ear* and attention.

Young pleaded not guilty to th* original charge but guilty to the amended one. He was represented by Mr N. G. Hattaway. A fine of £7 10s wag imposed. CHARGE DENIED

Errol Frederick Inwood, aged 19, a clerk, wa* fined Jti on a charge of driving without due care and attention in Rlcearton road on October I*. Th* charge against Inwood wa* originally on* of dangerous driving, but after evidence had been heard the Magistrate amended it to the lesser charge. Inwood (Mr R. J. de Go Mi) pleaded not guilty to th* dangerous driving charge and he entered th* same plea to th* amended charge. (Before Mr E. A. Lee. S.M.) CHARGE DISMISSED A charge against Graham Ross Duncan, aged 34, a salsa representative of failing to give way to th* right at th* Intersection of Lichfield street and Barbadoe* street, on October t. was dismissed. Duncan denied the charge and was represented by Mr B. 3. Drake. (Before Mr A. P. Blair. S.M.) TRAFFIC CHARGES On other traffic charges brought by th* police, offenders were dealt with a* follow*: Falling to give way to the right: Douglas Sydney Emeraon. £2: Rex Alfred Lufham, £S: Hanna Sarah Robinson, £3; Evelyn Beatrice A'Court. £3; Thomas Henry Bea ven. £3; Ruth Bridgman. £3: Charles Gee. £4: Kenneth Bruc* Gray, £3; David Michael Johnson. (no warrant of fitness, 10s): Mervyn Lincoln. £3: Teruruku Matekohl. £3: Rita Pauline Mltcalfe. £4; Ronald Pringle, £3: Alfred George Ringdahl, £3: Allan George Sutherland. £3 (no warrant of fitness. 10s): Gilbert Gordon Frank*. £lO (no warrant of fitness, convicted and discharged): Douglas Sydney Emerson, £2. Using vehicle without due ear* and attention. Allan Tulley. £3; Evelyn Rosalie Baasett, £5; Norman Baden Cross*. £4: John Forrest. £2; Neville Andrew Francis. £3; Arthur Murdock Melver, £3; Myrtle Purdon. £3 (no driver'* licence, £3): John Lindsay Boyce. £4. No warrant of fitness: Ronald Cyril de la Mare. £1; Graham Mason Granger, IDs; John Francis Henderson, £3: Desmond Terrence Messervy, £3: Albert Sour, costs only. Driving with wrong class of licence: Michael John Stanley James. £2. Proceeding forward at stop sign when way wa* not clear: Donald Allan Stewart, £3; Raymond Carl Wild. £3