ILLNESS AT THE WHEEL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18641, 23 February 1924, Page 2 (Supplement)

ILLNESS AT THE WHEEL.

MOTORING FATALITY. DRIVER'S MIND A BLANK. A motorist's sudden illness at the wheel of his car resulted in the vehicle mounting the pavement, knocking down several people, -and killing Alfred George Lanaymore. The accident was described at an inquest on Landymore at Brentwood, England. . Albert Walter Taylor, of Holmhurst, Chingford, said he was driving from Southend to Chingford. When passing through Brentwood his mind must have become a blank, for he remembered nothing until he fouTO himself on the" pavement among the people. He said, " I heard a scream or shout, and then I found the car mounting the pavement. There was a child there, and I felt the impact with a man. I had control of the car then, and I took it across to the near side of the road and brought it to a standstill." Ho added that for some distance in the High Street he was not conscious of having travelled. Questioned by, the coroner, he said he had driven a car for 13 years. He had never felt ill before, but recently he had had one or two slight fits of giddiness, and he had One that Sunday morning, but paid no attention to it. Dr. Mansel stated that Mr. Taylor was perfectly sober, and his story was consistent. Attacks of giddiness might lead to drowsiness. Returning a verdict of accidental death, the jury strongly expressed the opinion that Mr. Taylor's license should not be renewed, and he was advised by the coroner not to drive a car again. .