GAOL FOR DRIVER.
CRASH INTO BRIDGE. INTOXICATION CHARGE. WHANGAREI, this day. Charles William Swanberg, aged 04, retired baker, of Whangarei, pleaded guilty iii the Whangarei Court this morning to a charge of being in a state of intoxication while in charge of a motor vehicle. Defendant's truck was first driven on one side of the road, then on the other and then in the centre, said Senior-Ser-geant A. Henderson. As it approached a bridge in Whangarei it tailed to take the turn to the right and collided with the left hand side of the bridge, pushing it outward and breaking a water pipe. Swanberg was In a very intoxicated condition, and could have been arrested for ordinary drunkenness. He was examined by a doctor who certified that he was definitely under the influence of liquor and incapable of driving a car. Swanberg was a war pensioner and suffered from certain disabilities.
The magistrate, Mr. R. Ferner, sentenced Swanberg to seven days' imprisonment with hard labour. Defendant's license was cancelled for twelve months.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 226, 23 September 1940, Page 4
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172GAOL FOR DRIVER. Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 226, 23 September 1940, Page 4
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