PETONE COLLISION

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 130, 3 June 1937, Page 15

PETONE COLLISION

LORRY-DRIVER FINED

Charged before ' Mr; H:' P: Lawry, S.M., in the Petone Court yesterday with failing to give way to traffic ap■proaching . from the right, ..Richard Henry James pleaded ' not guilty. Senior-Sergeant H. C. D. Wade prosecuted and Mr,. C. R. Barrett appeared for the defence.

: Frederick .Thomas^Warring.-.Said1 .that .at' 1245 .p',m^OTi; May :l-lie wasjatiying ,alon'g,'i ..th^i PetbSe Esplanade upwards Eastbdiitftev When he^ was 'abdu&lS fe^t^irb'm^ithe intersection 'of ■ Grjsen i Stf eet'a'.,lor'r;y,, came ,qufe and, although : he: ;S\v;eryed•• ;tp-- .th^xigh-JK.a, collision 'dec'urred. "■ ■His.-.own: .speed"-"was?about 25 'm.p.h. and "the lorxy., was. tr'ayelling ,ftt/ab'oul(Vl4;'in-P..Ti'.^-VTher.a{was,^p^ther .car-,^vithin^2pp;,yards';di^;ih}Hi;^ii6n; i 'ihe ;.cplhsi6n"V(Jpcjiri^ti:;'.il? ~:'~::Z '■Ji.t?f;'-- V> .^CoHstabl^iSuUptyj^re.^ >.;'st^tement in-> : which' ■'ihe.vSefendahtJ's.aid ~-that!-;he 'w>S; partly across the-intefs'ectibji:t*fl?en th-3 car. came;: up.: atia'-.speei}- of £o^xA,pJh. arid struck^-him'.^-^;.; -■'■'■':" -X% ■■^-f ?';>s''. Constable:.. Wood ■' described..;the':"d'ain; age to'.*,the' .two vehicles-! /;H??sai'dVtn;e car had, been struck' betweeriP'{the, two ;dpors'.and'-.the lorry:.\y:aS.,damagedipn the:.'leff>ifrbrit "part.'■.■-.-'••-;■;■".<•'',;;■ , ■ "-i

In reply to a' question" J>y- : Mr. Barrett, .'■■h6/:.'said.-.'.tiieri9."''jvas.-;'aIript'Ker . car drawn.'.up' .15 yards'.frbm the intersection but it: moved"-off before he could see' the driver. '":'■■.' .'- ' ■.;■■■' ....

■•'■ Mr. Barrett;, said'the defence would be,vthat the: defendant, had come, out of,.Green:\Sti>«6t-';6'a:-.iti?;;Pie.- v Esplanaid 4 but' a ■jcar i ,;lw_nich'' was,.,iribying across the intersection '.{ prevented^'him froni seeing the apprbaclv-of. -Warring's car, which had come up .at a fast .speed. If Warring's car had not changed ?Uts. course there would not ■have',beeri'"'a cpllision. ■, ■ . ;- ■■■ •.'>• '■■'•'■

The. defendant gave evidence along these■ littes,- vbuf- he--was >'■flried?. i!£ 2' and eosts.-'-';-'r'-h-'- --.'■ -- ■:- ■■'"■ ■.' 'h '"''■%;- ■■>.<'-■.<■