MOTORIST FINED £20
INTOXICATION CASE
(15y reliOTiiF-li —I'ress Assol'luUou.i BLENHEIM, October 5. A tine of £20 and suspension of his
licence for three months was the pen-
>.. alty imposed by Justices on Herbert .c«d Phillip.. Luke, motor salesman, on a charge, of - driving a car while intoxicated. ''*""' "Police described how they found the defendant huddled over the wheel after his.car had run off the road and collided' with a hank. Luke formally pleaded not guilty to enable evidence of character to be adduced. Counsel related that Luke was ;■ years ago .addicted to liquor but reX l: formed and became a prominent Meth- ;" odist Church worker in Dunedin, Hastings, and Palmerston North. Shortly after he came to Blenheim he lost his wife, which resulted in his having a breakdown. His employers gave him a holiday, but on his return he still suffered from insomnia. On the day 'of..his arrest he decided to have one drink in the hope of relieving his nerves, but unfortunately had several drinks before attempting to drive home. Special circumstances were pleaded as a reason for retention of his licence, which was essential to his emj-loyment.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 84, 6 October 1938, Page 15
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189MOTORIST FINED £20 Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 84, 6 October 1938, Page 15
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