ACCIDENT & FATALITIES.
SHOULD NOT BE ALLOAYED TO DRIA' E CAR. AIOTORIST FAILS TO STOP LICENSE CANCELLED FOR FIVE YEARS 'Press Association!. AUCKLAND, July 1. Described by tho police as a menace who should not be allowed to drive a, car, a taxi driver, Eric Gordon Hunter, pleaded guilty in tile j. Police Court to-day to- charges,-of negligent. driving; failing to stop after an, accident., failing-to ropoi-t an acr cidqnt,- and procuring liquor while prohibited. a ' ■ - ; The police said that' tho accused cut a corner at 35 miles an hour on. Juno 2 arid knocked down • a man; ; who was still in hospital: Ho drove on. A boy who wab an -eyc-witricss, to. I the accident was driven by ‘tli.6 police round the city next day and identified the taxi involved. Hunter first tto- • i-aied byi later admitted that ho knock • od a man down. Ho became frighten-. : eel , and drove on. | • “This lis iin trivial matter”, said |Ai r AA 7 . It. McKean, S.AL, in .iniposing -;ii fine of £2O find bests for failing to stop and fines on the other counts bringing tho total to £2G. Accused’s license was cancelled for live yea "s.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12903, 2 July 1936, Page 4
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