“A LUCKY MAN.”

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17032, 4 May 1923, Page 1

“A LUCKY MAN.”

RACE AGAINST TRAIN AT CROSSING. “ This man is very fortunate to be able to answer the charge at all/’ said Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.JVx., at the Magistrate’s Court to-day, when Reginald Dobson Adams was charged with failing to keep a proper look-out when approaching the Chapman’s Road railway crossing. Senior-Sergeant F. Lewin said that the defendant, driving a motor-cycle and side-chair, had endeavoured to beat the Lyttelton-Christchurch train at the crossing, but had failed. The side-chair was struck and the man was thrown about twenty feet. Mr C. S. Thomas, who appeared for Adams, said that he pleaded guilty, and had learned the lesson of liis life. Tike Magistrate: I should think he had. It was stated that the defendant at the time of the accident was riding against the sun. and could not see the train approaching. There was a high wind blowing and he could not hear •the whistles. There was a bank of trees along the line which also obscured the line of vision. The Magistrate said that it was very unlikely that the defendant would ever try to beat the train again. He was fined 10s and ordered to pay costs. , £2 15a.