MOTORIST FINED £SO.
FOR NEGLIGENT DRIVING
Christchurch, Alarch 16.
A sequel to an accident at Kaikoura on New Year’s Day, as a result of which James Gibson, aged' fil, was killed, was heard in the Kaikouva Police Court when Francis Hendry, a baker, was convicted of negligently* driving a motor-car, and iyq,s fined £SO. The police stated that the defendant’s ear travelled 50ft. along the grass at the roadside, and struck a post with such force that the nost was dislodged 4in. and split 12ft. up from the ground. The post was of hardwood. Gibson, who was in the car, was thrown out against the post and killed.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 4315, 17 March 1934, Page 3
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108MOTORIST FINED £50. Manawatu Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 4315, 17 March 1934, Page 3
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