A STREET ACCIDENT

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19867, 15 June 1927, Page 9

A STREET ACCIDENT

DEATH OF MISS GREENER INQUEST ON WANGANUI WOMAN [Per Press AssoclatJ m.) WELLINGTON, June 14. An inquest was held to day regard*ing the death of Theresa Greener, aged 42, who was knocked down and killed by a motor car driven by Robert Atwell Lewis, at the intersection of Manners, Willis and. Boulcott Streets on Friday afternoon. At the conclusion, Mr Salmon, S.M., said: “The only one possible inference to be drawn was that Lewis, after knocking down the first two women completely lost his head. The evidence indicates that probably he accelerated the car slightly, at the same time turning sharply to the right. Now lam bound to say that there are some people tempcrmcntally unfit to drive a car, on the other hand, some persons are unfit to drive on account of physical disabilities. It appears in the case of Lewis that he is suffering from some nervous trouble due to war wounds, and for which ho is being treated. I propose to return an open verdict —that deceased met her death about 2.55 p.m., on June 10, from injuries received through being knocked! down by a motor car driven by Lewis. I leave it to the police to take such action as they think fit in the circumstances.”