CAR’S CRASH INTO HOUSE

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 August 1932, Page 6

CAR’S CRASH INTO HOUSE

DOCTOR’S DRINKS AT ASCOT. The story of a struggle ’in a policestation with a doctor whose car had mounted a high bank and crashed into a house was told at Chertscy recently. Dr. Patrick J. Conwell, 32, of Mars-den-crescent, Croydon, was’ lined £2O for driving a car while under the influence of drink, and £5 for driving in a dangerous manner. His licence was suspended for twelve months. It was stated that the wall and verandah of the house were damaged- by the car. The crash occurred after ten o’clock at night. Mrs. Kate Dyos said that she and her son were lucky to be alive. They jumped down the bank and the car missed them by about throe inches. Water from the radiator splashed over them. When defendant got out of the car he was “very bendy” at. the knees, and “more like a concertina than anything else.” Inspector Head said that when defendant was charged at Egham policestation ho treated the matter as a joke, and patted and pushed witness. When asked to turn out his pockets, defendant refused. There was a struggle, and they all ‘‘finished up on the floor.” When charged again the next morning, defendant said, “I am glad this has happened. It will pull me up.” Tho doctor told the Bench that he had visited Ascot for the first time, and during the day had champagne, beer, gin and gingerbeer. On starting off for Croydon he was dazed by the- car’s brilliant light. The force of the impact caused him to strike the steering wheel with his face and tho back of his head was also struck. He remembered nothing else until he woke up the next morning, then he thought he was in the cabin of a boat.