FINE OF £SO IMPOSED
INTOXICATED LORRY DRIVER COLLISION WITH SAFETY ZONE (Peb United Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 6. . A fine of £SO and the cancellation of his licence for two years were imposed by Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M., to-day on Robert Alexander Johnston, a carrier, on a charge of being intoxicated while in charge of d motor truck. Johnston pleaded not guilty. i The 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 due to the smash. Bad visibility was blamed for the accident.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23005, 7 October 1936, Page 5
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111FINE OF £50 IMPOSED Otago Daily Times, Issue 23005, 7 October 1936, Page 5
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