SENTENCE DEFERRED
A COUSIN CHARGED OVER MOTORING FATALITY (Per Press Association). Hamilton, Aug. 26. A collision between two ears on the Morrinsville to Hamilton road at Newstead on the evening of May 3 in which a young man, Thomas Shaw, was killed, led to the appearance of his cousin, Hector John Shaw, 20, in the Supreme Court ■here on a charge of negligently driving the car so as to cause death. After a. retirement of three hours the jury returned a verdict of guilty, with a ecommendation to mercy on account of prisoner’s youth. Evidence showed that the road was clear and both vehicles had a clear view of each other. Accused attributed the accident to his vehicle skidding through striking a pot hole in the road. Sentence Was deferred.
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Feilding Star, Volume 8, Issue 2668, 26 August 1930, Page 8
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