INTOXICATED DRIVERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20596, 21 June 1930, Page 14

INTOXICATED DRIVERS.

MAN SENT TO PRISON. 14 DAYS* HARD LAB6UR. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CniIISTCHURCH. Friday. Imprisonment for 14 days with liard labour and the cancellation of his driver's licence until June 1, 1931, was the penalty imposed on George Rae Percy by Mr. H. A. Young, S.M., on a charge of being in charge of a motor-car while in a state of intoxication. "I have to consider the protection of the public," said the magistrate. "Apparently a fine had no good effects on a previous occasion, so that in the public interests he cannot be allowed to drivo for some time." FINE OF FIFTY POUNDS. LICENCE CANCELLED FOR A YEAR, A fine of £SO was imposed on William Iddeson, aged 36, who was charged in the Police Court yesterday with being intoxicated in chargo of a motor-car in Carlton Goro Road on Wednesday night. Accused's driving licence was cancelled for 12 months. The magistrate, Mr. F. Iv. Hunt, said if accused would take out a prohibition order an application for the-restitution of his licenco might be considered at the end of three months. A further charge of wilfully damaging live storm lamps belonging to tlio Auckland transport Hoard, to the extent of £1 lis 3d, was withdrawn. Mr. Bryco Hart, who rcpiosented accused, entered a ploa of guilty to the intoxication chargo. Sulf-Inspector Shanahavi s>aid that at about 11.3Q on Wednesday night a motorist who was driving up Symonds Street noticed tho erratic course of accused's car, which struck several of the lamps marking repairs to the road in Symonds Street. Iho motorist followed accused to Carlton Goro Road, whero the car was stopped. Tho motorist then sent for a constable, who found accused half asleep in tho car. Mr. Hart said accused was not habitually a drinking man. 110 had never been before the Court previously, and had made good the damage he had caused to tho storm lamps. He was in an important position, and had been to a meeting where ho had had some liquor. When ho stopped his car in Carlton Goro Road he realised ho was intoxicated and asked a passer-by to telephone his homo for somobody to corno and get tho car. " This man is a Mons veteran, ono of the few now left in Auckland," Mr. Hart said.

" It is just as bad to be knocked down by a Mons veteran as by anybody else," tho magistrate said. "If ho likes to take out a prohibition order ho might get his licence back ia three'months' time."