NEGLIGENCE ALLEGED
MOTORIST CHARGED
SEQUEL TO COLLISION.
(Per United Press Association.)
Wellington, July 22
A collision between a motor car and a cycle on the Hutt Road last night resulted in C. E. Warr, aged 17, the rider of the cycle, receiving a double fracture of the left leg and wounds on the foot. The car driver, who was injured to some extent, was arrested after he came out of the hospital on a charge of driving while intoxicated. . As a sequel to the collision Nathaniel John Reid was charged to-day that while in a state of intoxication he negligently drove a car on the Hutt Road, causing bodily injury to Warr. Defendant was remanded for a week, counsel for the defence absolutely denying the allegation of intoxication. Warr has his leg broken in three places and is stated to be improving, but his future condition is uncertain.
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Southland Times, Issue 20833, 23 July 1929, Page 7
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148NEGLIGENCE ALLEGED Southland Times, Issue 20833, 23 July 1929, Page 7
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