FINE OF £2O
MOTORIST'S OFFENCE By Telegraph—Press Association AUCKLAND. May 13. “At first sight it might appear to be rather a bad case of gross negligence, as Nicholson was driving on the wrong side of the road and did not have a license,” stated Mr Garland, when appearing for Albert Claud Nicholson at the Supreme Court. Nicholson came before Mr Justice Fair for sentence on a charge of uegligently driving a motor-car and causing the death of a cyclist, George Samuel Walters. The accident occurred on the Pokeno-Paeroa road last November, and accused had pleaded guilty. His Honour said the type of negligence where a driver went on the wrong side of the road thinking there was no risk was very common. The police evidence was that Nicholson was a careful driver and his reputation was exemplary. In the circumstances his Honour said he thought he was justified in not imposing a sentence of imprisonment. The sentence would be a fine of £2O, to be paid within 12 months, in default three months’ imprisonment.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20107, 14 May 1935, Page 14
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174FINE OF £2O Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20107, 14 May 1935, Page 14
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