A RECKLESS MOTORIST
DRUNK IN CHARGE OF CAR. (Pee United Press Association.) PALMERSTON N., December 13. Charged with drunkenness while in charge of a motor car on Saturday, Joseph Rumble, a farmer at Huaora, pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court this morn'"The police statement was that while turning the corner at Broad and Ruahme streets on Saturday evening defendant crashed into another car. At the time of the smash he was travelling at between 35 and 40 miles an hour on the wrong side. Defendant, in his explanation denied having boon drunk, and also the speed alleged by the police. , , , A fine ol £lO was inflicted. Defendant s license was cancelled, and a new one will not be issued until six months after April 1 next.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19972, 14 December 1926, Page 10
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127A RECKLESS MOTORIST Otago Daily Times, Issue 19972, 14 December 1926, Page 10
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