A FINE OF £50
INTOXICATED DRIVER
COMMENT BY MAGISTRATE
(P.A.) AUCKLAND, This Day. "The difficulty in these cases is adequately to punish a man for so serious an offence. Although terms of seven, ten, or fourteen days' imprisonment are being imposed, I consider that a good hefty fine is a bigger punishment than seven days' imprisonment," said the Magistrate (Mr. Hunt), in the Police Court when imposing a fine of £50 upon Charles Arnold Vivian Perry (40), a dealer, for being in a state of intoxication while in charge of a motor-car in Pitt Street yesterday. The accused pleaded guilty.
The police said that "the car struck a young woman at the street intersection. Perry stopped and asked the young woman if she was all right. A doctor later certified that Perry was intoxicated.
Defending counsel said that Perry had two whiskies after business, and was driving to golf. He stopped and offered to drive the young woman home. Perry was a man of good character, and had never been in trouble.
In addition to the fine, the Magistrate cancelled Perry's driving licence for twelve months.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 31, 5 August 1941, Page 8
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186A FINE OF £50 Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 31, 5 August 1941, Page 8
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