NEGLIGENT DRIVING
GAOL FOR MOTORIST By Telegraph—Pres? Association CHRISTCHURCH, May 2. Before the Supreme Court, Samuel Donald Halliday, charged with negligently driving a car so as to cause bodily harm, was sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment, and disqualified from obtaining a license for three years. Counsel for the prisoner, said that previously Halliday had been charged before the -Magistrate with being drunk in charge of a ear in the same set of circumstances, which gave rise to the present charge. The Magistrate had sentenced prisoner to hard labour for two months. After serving his sentence, prisoner had to serve another for theft, and was released last month. Then he was re-arrested to answer the present charge. Counsel submitted that his only criminality was intoxication in charge of a car. and for that he had paid a substantial penalty.
In reply to the Judge, the Crown Prosecutor said the girl injured in the accident was in hospital for some time. The Judge said that there were no mitigating circumstances.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20098, 3 May 1935, Page 6
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168NEGLIGENT DRIVING Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20098, 3 May 1935, Page 6
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