CRASH INTO SAFETY ZONE
INTOXICATED CARRIER FINED [Per United Phess Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, October 6. A lino of £SO and the cancellation of his license for two years were imposed by Mr Levvey, S.M., to-day on Robert Alexander Johnston, a carrier, on a charge of being intoxicated while in charge of a motor truck. Johnston pleaded not guilty. The evidence showed that Johnston s truck levelled a well-lit concrete safety zone, and that he was under the influence of liquor when examined at the police station. The defence was that Johnston was suffering from concussion due to the smash. Bad visibility was blamed for the smash.
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Evening Star, Issue 22462, 6 October 1936, Page 8
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105CRASH INTO SAFETY ZONE Evening Star, Issue 22462, 6 October 1936, Page 8
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