Fines And Penalties In Otaki Court

Chronicle (Levin), 12 November 1948, Page 3

Fines And Penalties In Otaki Court

' Charged with driving without due care and. attention at Raumati on July 24, Francis Bernard Eagan was convicted and fined £1 10s by Mr. A. M. Goulding, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court, Otaki, yester'day. Costs were 10s. Traffic Inspector J. Doggett said that defendant had been learning to drive a truck and a licenced driver was sitting beside him. He attempted a left-hand turn into a cross-roa'd and had seen a car 'coming. Applying the ' brake, his foot had slipped on to the accel'erator and the two vehicles had 'struck. The truck had been a three-ton vehicle.

1 In reply to a question from Mr. Goulding, defendant said that he had been learning to drive since 'he carne back: from overseas. He( did not have a lieence yet. i Other Traffic Offences ! Lewts Murray Carkeek and Leslie Trevor Salmons were both j charged with exceeding- a speed of i 30 m.p.h. in a restricted area, and "were convicted and -fined £2, with costs 10s in each case. Traffic Inspector Davis said that on Aug"ust 15 he had made a 'eheck of two motor-cycles- passing through "the borough. They had been trav'elling at 40 m.p.h. On being apprehended, one of themv had said, "We are a pair of fools." Exceeding the speed limit on 'August 14 cost Benjamin Cassidy '£2 when he was convicted and 'fined by Mr. Goulding after hearing evldence from Inspector Davis, 'who told the court that he had 'checked defendant's speed from Te Horo to two miles north of Waikanae at 2 m.p.h. Defendant made no appearance. Costs were h>s. , ^ ' William Ernest Davidson had

'given the excuse tiat he had been in a hurry to get to Wellington, said- Inspector Davis when telling the court how he had checked de'fendant's speed at 64 m.p.h. between Te Horo and Waikanae. Davidson was convicted and fined £4. Costs were 10s,