DRUNKEN MOTORIST
A DIFFICULT CASE (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, July 21. “I always regard these cases as very serious, because our traffic is almost entirely motor, fast moving, and dangerous if not properly regulated. A drunk en man in a vehicle neither gives nor regards signals, and his presence too often leads to accidents. This case has some peculiar features, make it dif ficult to know- what to do,” said Hr Wyvern. Wilson, S.M., in suspending the license of Denis Benjamin O’Callaghan, carrlei., for one month, and fin • ing him £5 for being drunk while in charge of a motor lorry. The unusual features referred to were that O’Calls ghan is the father of 10 children, ranging in age from 12 months to 20 years. He is usually abstemious and of good repute, and the major part of his income is derived from carrying work done for a local firm.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19364, 22 July 1925, Page 4
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