Magistrate's Court Fined £20, And Licence Lost For Two Years

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30093, 29 March 1963, Page 6

Magistrate's Court Fined £20, And Licence Lost For Two Years

“The very leant that can be said is titet this was a very bad piece of driving, and I think the manoeuvre was performed ait such a speed that in the circumstances it was dangerous,” said Mr E. S. J. Orutchley, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday when fining John Seddon Danielson, aged 22, £2O on a charge of dangerous driving on January 23. Danielson’« driving licence was cancelled for two yeaiw. Danielson pleaded not guilty, and was represented by Mr S. H. Wood. Keith Fleming sand in evidence that he drove into Cathedral square from Worcester street east about 10.45 pm. He was traveling about 25 miles an hour when a car overtook him on the left at a speed between 36 and 40 miles an hour. The overtaking car nearly hit the curt) in front of Dalgety’e building and cut in front of him. The vehicle did not slacken speed and continued past the Post Office into Worcester street west. A traffic officer followed it into Oxford terrace and stopped it. Danielson, in evidence, said that he fofltowed an oidmodel car into Cathedral square, and it moved out to the right. Instinctively he turned to the left, and as he drew alongside the car it came in towards him. He realised Dalgety’s comer was coming up, and he accellerated to get out of the way. Mr Wood said that the defendant’s conduct was irritating, but it was very doubtful whether it was danger-

cub. Damaison passed naming’s car in one of the wMewt parts of the Square. This was the ondy auarestton at danger. It might have been improper, but it was not dangerous. and he asked that the charge be dtomtosad. TRACTOR ACCSDUNT CKttotatag what he described as a common practice. the Magistrate fined David Woods £1 IQs for permitting a person to ride in a dangerous position on a tractor. Sergeant A. Mt< eMan said that Woods was driving a tractor towing two trad ton in Ferry road on December 22. A workman riding on a mudguard fell off. The back wheel of the tractor and two wheels of the Mien went over him. causing severe injuries. Woods did not appear. drunkenness Brian Rocgo Ross, aged 28. a statutory second offender, was fined £1 lor drunkenness. TRAFFIC CHARGE* On traffic chargee brought by the foltowln# were "Failed to give way: David Lindsay Clarke, £7; Albert Devries, £7: Hany Desmond Robinson, £3 (registration plate missing, costs): Brian Day, £8; Ronald McPherson Grant. £4. Rhoderick Clifton Mayers £B. No driving licence: Barry Jamas Robin. £3 (no certificate of registration, Cl. no warrant of fitness, £1); Bruce Winston MltohelL £5 (no warrant ot fitness £1 Ida). . Registration plate missing: New Zealand Stopreaa Company. Ltd., £2. Failed to comply with traffic lUgrts. Robert Piercy Martin. No warrant of fitness: JWm Howard. £1; Leslie lan Yateman. £l. • Drove without due ears and attention: David Alaa Howey. £3 (no warrant of fitness £3); John Joseph Tait. £5 (failed to report damage in 4# hour*. £5); George Albert Hiaibn. £3 (no warrant of fitnaes. £1). Opened car door to cause injury; Robert John Btewart. £3. Failed to remove jsiaae from road: Basil Joseph Murphy. £A Dangerous driving: Brian Conrad Osbourne. £lB and licence cancelled tor one year. Sold car without warrant of fitness: Raymond Douglas Brown, £4 (tailed to notify change ot ownership, £4). No certificate at resist ration: John Richard Shamia McMillan. £4. (Before Mr A. P. Blelr, S.M.) PENALTY ALTERED In a rehearing of a charro ot driving in Quinns road without due care and attention on October 8. John Throlpland McKitterick. aged 22, a motor mechanic (Mr R. L. Kerr), was fined £lO. McKitterick had previously been fined £8 and his driver s licence cancelled for one year. Mr Kerr said that although McKlttericx hod a bad traffic record moat of the previous offence* were committed with a motor-cycle which he had since sold He lived in the Marshland district and worked et Prebbleton. and he had great difficulty in getting to work. He was also in danger of losing his job as he was of limited use without a driver’s licence. The Magistrate said he did not want McKitterick to lose his Job, and he would take into account the fact that ho had already been throe or four months without a driver's licence.

OTHER TRAFFIC CASES In traffic erse* brought by the Transport Department, convictions were entered and fines i:noosed as follows: Exceeded 30 miles an hour; Christopher Howell. £8; Sidney Challenger, £8: Denis William Didham, £4; James David Geddes, £4; Sidney Albert Glasson, £7 10s: Pat Marten Hoere £4; Harold Bromby Kay, £2; Arthur Ernest Kent £2; william Lindley. £4; William Gordon Munro. £5; John Clinton Pasley. £2; Donald Andrew Peterson. £3. Drove without due care and attention: Warrick Gilbert Hobbs. £8; Barry James McQueen, £l2, and driver’s licence cancelled for six months. No driver’s licence: Loon Leflemlng Jayet, £8 (no warrant of fitness. £1); Carl Meredith Smith, £l. Failed to stop at sign: Walter Kimber Sparks, £8; Robert James Lawrie, £3; David Scott Dickinson £2.

Used unlicensed _power-cyclO: Lawrence Arnold Bates. £3. Failed to sup at school petrol: Pamela Ann Brown. £X Failed to keep left: Leslie Raymond CoUlna. £B. an# driver's licence suspended fits six months.

Failed to stop at UgMa: Neal Alfred Thackwell. £A Carried pillion peeoengsr while restricted: Graham Maurice Bell. £l. Failed to give way: Chariee Ernest Burford. £4. No warrant of fitness: Chariee Alfred Ownsworth, £8 Speed too greet to atop in half of clear distance ahead: Roy Edward Stevens. £7.