CARS COLLIDE

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 143, 18 June 1937, Page 11

CARS COLLIDE

LOWER HUTT PROSECUTION

A collision at-the corner of Tama and Valentine Streets; Lower Hutt, on May 6, had its sequel in the Lower Hutt Court yesterday, when James Patrick Braiden was charged with failing to give. way to traffic approaching from the-right at an intersection, and with not-having a driver's licence. He did oot appear. Sergeant J. W. McHolm conducted the. case for the: police. John Rigden Cunningham said that at; 12.30 p.m..-he was driving north up Tama Street, .and coming to the inter-! section of Valentine Street he took ex-1 tra care, as there had.previously been 8; serious accident' there. . He slowed down and? sounded his horn. He had just got on to the intersection when hei saw a car coming along at a high speed and without warning. Witness applied his brakes, but the other vehicle continued to come on, and after that he • did not remember anything else, .

Sergeant McHolm said that Cunningham's car was struck by Braiden's, and was pushed across the intersection, Striking a corner post.

.. A statement was read in which Braiden said he was travelling east along Valentine Street. He came on to the intersection and the other car seemed to skid into his path. The speed of his car was about 20 m.p.h. The driver of the other car received concussion. . • y

Mr. H. P. Lawry, S.M., said that the results of the collision semed to indicate that the defendant's car was travelling at a higher speed than he (indicated. The defendant made no attempt to change.his course. He was lucky in not being charged with negligent driving.

A fine of £3 and costs was imposed bn the charge of not giving way, and 10s and costs on the charge of not renewing his driver's licence..