PROOF OF SOBRIETY

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 25, 13 February 1937, Page 7

PROOF OF SOBRIETY

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(By Telegraph-

AUCEXiAKD, Last Hightk The tmusual course Of taking a blood ^ample tvith. the objeet of detettnining whether Or not a man chai-ged -tvith dtiving a ihottJf car while intoxicated, was guilty or innocdnt, was adopted in Aacklaad recently. However, accbrding to evidence given in the case before Mr C. R. Orr Walker, S.M., in the Police Court, the sample was ito't tested for it was taken at the ' Anekland hospital after 9 o'clOCk at night and the blood was not in 'a suitable oondition nest inoTaing When tlie test Was about to be made. The case concemed a inotor mechanic, William Ferdon Fast, aged 29, Who was charged With being intoxicated while in charge Of a car oii danuary 22. Counsel said Dr. Huse was so satisfied that defendant was sober that he advised him to submit to 'the blood test. "My impression was that he was not under the intlue&ce of alcdliol," Said Dr, A. A. Masfe in evidenCe. * Witiiess explaiaed that when he had e e m m titi ica tc d With the Auckland hOspita! that uight, he had bfeen informed that they con'ld make the test next morning. Mdwever, . the hOspital tang him stating that the ■ test had not been tun the ptevious nigirt and the sample Was then no good. Dfefendant Was linfed £20, his dnving • jliconse w'as suspended for the pvesent itetm and was cancellod for 12 month? 'begiiining with thO new license year.