NEGLIGENT DRIVING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19970, 11 December 1926, Page 14

NEGLIGENT DRIVING.

MOTORISTS BEFORE THE COURT. (Special to Dail* Times.) CHRISTCHURCH, December 10. Though a vigorous defence was made without the assistance of counsel on a charge of negligent driving, Leonard Ernest Clemens was fined £3 by Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M., and his licence was suspended until January 5, 1927. Defendant seemed to be worried as to how he was going to get the car from the court to the office of the motor firm at which he is employed as a salesman. The action arose out of a collision between a motor car and a tram car on the evening of October IS, near the Victoria bridge. “How do 1 get on if I drive my car to the office?’ ’asked defendant. “If you drive a car you go to gaol,” replied Mr Mosley. “But I want ” “That will do,” commanded the Magistrate. “Stand down.” When his car collided with a taxi after crossing the Bower bridg-e at New Brighton Athol Stronach, a young man, did not stop, but drove straight on to Christchurch Two days later he reported the affair to the police and consequently came before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court to-day on a charge of negligent driving. The Magistrate said that defendant had been before him last week and he had then suspended his license for three months. It was questionable whether he should be allowed to go on driving. If he came before the court again the magistrate would disqualify him from driving for a period of years. Ho would be convicted and fined 20s and costs.