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Search for a Motorist.

Tho motorist in England who knocks peoplo over and drives away has to evado not only the police, but tho elaborate organisation of his fellowmotoiists. One of the worst of such cases occurred near London a few weeks ago, when a man and a woman cycling home at night were knocked down by a motorist who was on his wrong side. Tho moforist raced off without even enquiring as to the condition of tho two people, ono of whom was fatally injured. When the last mail left England, a week had elapsed since the accident, but tho driver had not come forward, and no ono had been ablo to got on his track. But both the police and tho Automobile Association were determined that ho should bo found. Tho means of identification wero slender. The mako of the car was known, and also the fact that it had a single headlight, and had lost a 'grease-cap from tiio front. As tho cyclo was earned forty-two feet, it is inferred that the speed must have been thirty miles an hour. The 500 scouts of the Automobile Association, which has over 85,000 members,-and whose patrol service, ex- I tending all over the country, costs more than £50,000 a year to maintain, had joined the police in tho .hunt for tho runaway cur. According to the "Daily Mail" each scout knows practically every car in his own district, aud is instructed to report by telegram or by telephone any circumstances that seem suspicious. "Wo aro anxious to do everything within ou| power to bring reckless motorists to justice," said the chairman, o.* the Association to an interviewer. "They are the common enemy of motorists and of foot-passen-gers; they are. entitled to no mercy irom any quarter. 1 can assure tho general public that we of the Association exercise none. When trustworthy evidonoo is placed before us of misconduct "o*i this character on the part of a member, that member is expelled. That, has happened several times during ray chairmanship. Our scouts use every effort to assist the police iv their campaign, ard we shall certainly do all we can in this most disgraceful case." There will be keen, disappointment if this particular ••fiend'-' is not brought to justice

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Press, Volume L, Issue 14984, 3 June 1914, Page 8

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379

Search for a Motorist. Press, Volume L, Issue 14984, 3 June 1914, Page 8

Search for a Motorist. Press, Volume L, Issue 14984, 3 June 1914, Page 8

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