TOLL OF THE ROAD

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12903, 2 July 1936, Page 6

TOLL OF THE ROAD

AIOTOR CYCLIST RUNS INTO DANCE PARTY

DRIVER ALLEGEDLY UNDER INFLUENCE OF LIQUOR PREVIOUSLY WARNED ABOUT CONDUCT rPress Association). PALMERSTON N.. July I. Air inquest concern ng the death of Iren.? Ale,rle Campbell, aged 1G years, Awahuri, who' was killed shortly after midnight oil April 17 when a motor-cycle, allegedly carrying three men, ran into l ai party of four people returning from a dance, was opened to-day. In conjunction with the inquest. a charge is> being heard against William Richard Paul, aged 21 yearns, a factory hand, of recklessly or negligently driving a motor cycle and thereby causing the death of Aliss Campbell. There are 21 witnesses to be called. W. Ward, who was l M.C. at the danco on the night of the fatality, said the accused, aged 21 years, and three other men arrived at If) p.m. Accused showed -signs of liquor;, and w'tness would say be was drunk. Witness had occasion to warn accused and hist friends about their conduct. . \Vhcn witness was proceed'ng homo bo passed Miss Campbell and her friends, who appeared to’ be in .single file. Before lie entered the gate of liis home lie heard a motor cycle coming found the bend. It appeared to be travelling very fast. Witness was inside the house when lie was informed that something had happened. Witness found AUss Campbell in the middle of the road with his motor cycle on the left-hand side, and three men, Paul. Telford.' and Ewart, lying alongside the machine. Telford was sitting up, and asked where they were. The. night was fine. The bitumen road was dry. FATALLY RUN OYER. (Press Association) WAXAGNUI. July 1. Without regaining consciousness, Air. Henry Hooker, 78, who was admitted to hospital on Tuesday suffering from severe injuries to head, legs and body died this evening. Hr. Hooker was discovered in a seriously injured condition last night, lying in a street. At one stage the theory was that lie had b;en the victim of an assault, but a subsequent medical investigation suggests that he was knocked down aud run over by a motor vehicle of some kind.