CHARGE DISMISSED
When he was advised by the police at Paekakariki that it would be unwise for him to drive his car because he had had a couple of drinks, a Transport Department inspector resented the implication that he was unfit to drive and insisted on a medical examination. As a result, he was charged in the Magistrate's Court today with being intoxicated while in charge of a car, but after the hearing of evidence by the police and a doctor, Mr. J. L. Stout, S.M., dismissed the charge. Evidence given by two constables from Paekakariki was that the defendant, William Cassidy Shaw, 38, did not drive his car when advised not to, but was driven by one of the constables to the police station for examination. Dr. D. O. Paterson stated that when he examined the defendant he appeared to be excited, but was in a normal condition. He could detect no signs of intoxication, and would have been quite prepared to drive with the defendant. v
"I don't think the evidence is sufficient to convict this man," said the Magistrate. "He seems to have been a little foolish." The Magistrate then dismissed the charge. Mr. A. J. Mazengarb appeared for the defendant.
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Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 56, 4 September 1945, Page 8
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