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COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.

MOTOH-CYCLIST CHARGED. Aj, FATAL COLLISION. Bobert, Charle* Leilio - Sanders was committed to the Snprejne, Court 1 for trial yesterday on a charge of BegUgent* ly driving a motor-cycle in Pitagerald avenue bo »b to cauie tho death of John Horatio Nelson. The ehargo was the outoome of a collision at tho inter* neotion of Hereford street and IHts* gerald avenue on December 3.4 th of last' year, in which Nelson received fatal injuries. Sub'laspector P. J. O'Hara .prosecuted and Dr. A. L. Hasl®m appeared for the accused, iyho ■ pleaded not guilty. Dr. A*. B, Pearson, pathologist at the Christchureh Hoepltal, said that at the ■ request of the Coroner ho made a poat* mortem examination of tho deeeatfed. Death was due to a -hemorrhage into' the skull associated with a fracture. There was considerable brniaing bf the scalp, these injuries being' consistent with a fall from a motor-cycle, and Hot with disease, Raymond James Bamsay, stated that he was riding a motorcyolj oast 'in Hereford street on-Do* (jember 14th at abont 2.30 p.m. Nelspn was with him, alao riding a motor*?*!?. As they approached Fitzgerald avenue they, were on the corroot side, travelling at about 10 mile? an honr. Nelson was' slightly in front' closer to the gutter. At the intersection witness pounded Jiis horh, looked to the right, and proceeded across. About a of the way over he saw the accused's motor-cycle travel-, ling south at, about 89 mile* an hour in the middle of»the road. The machine struck Nelson's motor-cycle on the front wheeljjt about the middle of, tho road. Nelson's motor-cycle was "thrown in front of witness and Nelson landed'on his back. Sanders finished wp in the trees in the middle of the avenue. Witness and Nelson had the right-of-way at the intersection. After the accident,- Nelson appeared to he injured only on the left hand. ' Witness _»aw .him hpme Y Thomas Aspell, lieenseo of tho Eaetfcm Hotel, said that bo was standing at his door in ■ Fitzgerald avenue when ■ ' he heard a crash, Ho saw Sanders's motorcycle, out .of ; control, finishing up in the treesj. WijtseSs later pointed out tho place of impact to the police. There was no other traffic about'at the time of the accident. ' Victpr Nelson, Dawson's road,' Templeton, father of the deceased, stated-tnat his soii,was 17 years of age, He left home at about 1.30 and returned at 6, He was then rathor dazed, and lay down on his bed. '■ Witness saw there was something wrong and rang up for tho ambulance, ,His son was unconscious when it arrived,. He died in the Hospital on Deeembex: Ifjth, Sergeant W. T. Kelly stated that on December 24th he yisited the scene of tho accident with the witness, Aspell, Ho took measurements to determine tho position of i tho impact in the intersection, , / - Constable G. Innes'produced a state-' ment * from .accused in which he said that he was travelling on his correct .side of the road, but not close to the gutter,- at the time of accident; His speed was about 25 miles an hour and he did" not 'slow down at the intersection. ' He did not sound "his horn, nor did ho hear any other how- sounded. The other motor-cycles were trayelling. slower than ho an ,hw» accelerated and endeavourecji to pass ,in .front as there, was no" time-«;■ apply ;*is' brakes a'n.d «top, ; He ; thought ;Nijlaon's machine hit his "ear-' hautt-pipe, , ; , r , - Upon a further «lijD(rge.,of in a dangerous manner, the Magistrate.(Mr. H, P, Lawrjr) reserved his'decieion. Boil -at £2OO, with oho surety of two of £IOO each was Slip wed accused, « f A ,i r' -*f > t > " to * 1

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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20172, 26 February 1931, Page 3

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COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20172, 26 February 1931, Page 3

COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20172, 26 February 1931, Page 3

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