ACCIDENT SEQUEL

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 303, 18 November 1930, Page 5

ACCIDENT SEQUEL

WOMAN (MOTORIST FINED. Pleading not guilty, Marie Curlette, of Wellington, was charged before Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court at Palmerston North yesterday with driving a motor car in a dangerous manner in Main Street East. Defendant did not appear and was represented by Mr ltodgers. Senior-Ser-geant Wliitehouse conducted the police proceedings. The senior-sergeant outlined that a collision had occurred between dedefendant’s car and one driven by Mrs K. Ross, on October 25, at about 5.30 p.m. Mrs Ross gave evidence that when she turned on to Main Street East from Rainfortlx Street she had seen the other car some distance off. It was then on its correct side, but it came straight at the car driven by witness and swung it right round. Witness was still on the correct side. She had just got into top gear when the collision took place. A. H. Odlin gave evidence that lie had seen a green car (defendant’s) pass him —he was cycling—at a fairly good speed and afterwards heard a report. Witness considered the car was going too fast. He estimated its speed at not less than 30 miles an hour when it passed the Alfred Street corner. It would then be about two chains from the place of the accident. Constable J. Grant deposed that ho arrived at the scene of the accident after it occurred. Ho prepared a plan of the scene—produced in court—and noted skid marks made by both cars. . M. Brewster, a hairdresser, of Wellington, who was in the car with defendant, said they were travelling at about 15 to 20 miles per hour. He alleged that Mrs Ross came round the corner on her wrong side. Cross-examined, witness said they were on their way to Dannevirke and had come from Wellington. Napier was their final distillation. He reiterated that they wero not travelling at a greater speed than 20 miles per hour. , . Mr Rodgers submitted that Mrs Ross was not taking particular care. She had children with her The Magistrate: All the more reason for her taking care. His Worship held that defendant had gone too fast. Mrs Ross had not cut the corner. Ho convicted defendant and imposed a fine of £3, costs being £1 19s.