MOTORIST GAOLED

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 2796, 13 August 1932, Page 5

MOTORIST GAOLED

FATAL COLLISION SEQUEL UTTER. RECKXESS‘NESS JUDGE REFUSES PROBATION (Per Press Association.) Auckland, August 12“A T oti are very optimistic; yuur client lias been convicted of attempt* ed murder you know, ’ said Mr J nilieo Smith to counsel ltiakiug a plea on behalf oi Albert Edward Best, who was brought up for scutonoo for negligent driving causing death, ,

Counsel repliod that the ease tef‘t ri-ed to by hi s Honour was deliboP. ate, a v iid the present oilence crbnld not he similarly classed. The mail who hod been, killed, was a. iriend of accused, and was a passenger in his van a t t lie time o£p t-he accident.

Jn view of the fact that th-o ofi'enoe \v.ns not deliberate conn sel ayke/i bis Honour 10 deal leniently with accused. His Honour (to accused) : You have been Found guilty of driving in a reckless manner and causing death. It appears that you were reckless •and Under the influence of liquor. I acquit you of any deliberate intention to- kill your friend, bufc the maimer in which you ran, into the lorry showed an utter recklessness and disregard of danger. In view of the ei r r*u msta a ices 1 Would not admit you to probation!, and in view of your record T could not. You will be sentenced t<> a period c-f reformative detention nnt exceed inn; two years.