CARRIER FINED £SO
TRUCK HSTS SAFETY ZONE r .■ [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] CHRISTCHUECH, Wednesday A fine of £SO and cancellation of his licence for two years was imposed by Mr. E. C. Lewey, S.M., on Robert Alexander Johnston, a carrier, on a charge of being intoxicated when in charge of a motor-truck. Johnston pleaded not guilty. Evidence showed that Johnston's truck levelled a well-lit concrete safety zone, and that he was under the influence of liquor when examined at the police station. The defence was that Johnston was suffering from concussion, owing to the accident,' for which bad visibility was blamed;
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19361008.2.152
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22544, 8 October 1936, Page 15
Word Count
101CARRIER FINED £50 New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22544, 8 October 1936, Page 15
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in