DRUNKEN MOTORIST

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 237, 13 November 1940, Page 5

DRUNKEN MOTORIST

MAORI IN COURT ! HECTIC DRIVE TO RUATOKI The fact that Constable Rice; was conveniently at Ruatoki when he arrived after a hectic joiurney from Taneatua in which he narrowly missed striking two other vehicles resulted in a Maori, Dick Ata appearing in the Taneatua Court last Monday charged with driving ai car while under the influence. To the Justices 011 the Bench (Messrs Moody and Hajnvard) Ata pleaded guilty and Constable Ricc ■proceeded to outline the case'. Ata who had arrived at his destination in the condition described was met after shakily dismounting and escorted to the starting point again, there to be incarcerated until the pleasure of the court should be established. Besides the intoxication charge Ata also pleaded guilty to having no driver's license.

After admonishing defendant .the court duly fined him £10 and disqualified him from having a license for twelve months, On the second charge lie was convicted and 'discharged.

FINE IMPOSED

NEGLIGENT DRIVING CHARGE

Charging Joe Takurua with driving without due care and attention on the Whakatane-Taneatua Road on July 6th, Sergeant M. Farreil told Mi- E. L. Walton, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court yesterday that defendant had been responsible for an accident near the Public Works Department's yards on that date. It was quite evident defendant was not keeping a proper look-out, said the Sergeant, but in fairness lie would have to state that defendant had since been convicted on a more Serious charge and had lost his license. Takurua was fined £1 and costs.