ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.
CORONER, NOT SATISFIED. I BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION. J DUNEDIN. April 23. “I find difficulty in seeing how the motorist did not see the boy and take prompt measures in sufficient time to avoid knocking him down. I am not able to bring in any negligence, but, on the other hand, 1 am not satisfied that the driver did all that a reasonable driver would do. 1 must leave the matter open' with this comment. 1 ' These were the remarks of the Coroner (Mr. J. R. Bartholomew, S.M.) this morning at the conclusion of the hearing of an inquest on the body of Geoffrey Moncrieff Gilchrist, aged seven years, who was knocked down by a motor-car on March 12 near the intersection of George and Union Streets, and who died at his home on April 10. The driver of the car went o 7 feet after knocking the boy down before stopping, though he claimed he was not going fast and went on a bit to leave the road clear. The Coroner returned a verdict, that the deceased died from sepsis coming from a rupture of the liver, which was caused through his being accidentally knocked down by a motor car on March 12.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAWST19280424.2.17
Bibliographic details
Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 24 April 1928, Page 4
Word Count
206ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 24 April 1928, Page 4
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Hawera Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in