DRIVE INTO EXCAVATIONS

Evening Star, Issue 22192, 21 November 1935, Page 15

DRIVE INTO EXCAVATIONS

INTOXICATED MOTORIST'S ADVENTURE FINE IMPOSED AND LICENSE CANCELLED As a result of _ driving his car into the road excavations in King Edward street Walter Haig (45) appeared in the Police Court this morning and admitted that he was in a state of intoxication while in charge of the car. Senior-sergeant Packer said that Haig was driving down King Edward street yesterday afternoon and, when he was nearing the overhead bridge, ran into an excavation in the road. Tiie car was pulled out and it was found that lie was in a drunken state. He made off towards the city, and was not picked up until 6 p.m. At that time he had got hold of an unlicensed driver to take charge of the car. Haig was a married man with a family, and was a butcher in a small way. For the defendant, Mr B. S. Irwin said that Haig claimed that he was not under the influence of liquor at the time of the accident. Ho was a returned soldier and was suffering from the after-effects of gas, and ho was probably a man who should not take any liquor at all. There was no doubt that not being able to drive would bo a hardship on him, but counsel intimated that it was not suggested that his license should not be cancelled. His wife thought that he should not drive for some timeHaig was fined £lO, his license cancelled, and he was prohibited from driving for two years.