DRUNK IN CAR

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 170, 21 July 1942, Page 6

DRUNK IN CAR

GAOL FOR MECHANIC

EARLY MORNING ARREST Arrested early this morning for being in a state of intoxication v hiie in charge of a motor car in Livernool Street a mechanic. Fredet jck Springfiefd, aged 44. later pleaded guiltv before Mr. J. 1 "--- " n I in the Police Court, and sen tenced to one month's Senior-Sergeant Harley >aid that at 3.15 a.m. to-day Sprl , v hen driving a car up Queen Sti eet it collided with a stationary cat. J1 he car driven by accused did not s* P" Sergeant Edwards heard theeaj and saw the car pass him and tuin into Karangahape Road and then into Liverpool Street. As the .ei geant and Constable Shu It zap proached the car it drove off. nut eventually came to a stop tv. °. ™ three chains away. They saw springfield leave the car and try to pull one of the mudguards away fiom the tyre. As the police approached the car the driver ran back into tne car. Springfield was found to ne intoxicated. "Springfield has all ea<o been before the Court on a similar charge, while he also has Pj' ev ] < ? ll: } convictions for drunkenness, added the senior sergeant. . Springfield, who had nothing to sav. was sent to prison for one month. The magistrate cancelled his license and disqualified him from driving for three years.