AN INQUEST.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 August 1926, Page 3

AN INQUEST.

"by telegraph.—per phess ASSOCIATION-! PALMERSTON N., Aug. IS. At the inquest on August first, consequent on injuries received throng i being knocked down by n cm 011 Aorangi Road, Feilding on the previous evening, the evidence s i°' ul Charles Ingle, the deceased nod witness were walking along Aorang. 1 ond between 4.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. well on the correct side of The road being >ft the bitumen when witness and U - ceased were knocked down from behind without any warning of an . P pronchibg car. both during the afternoon. Both hacl se era! drinks in company. The driver of the car, I-rank V, niton Lethbridge, facer, cl had hi. car .veil «» tn. of the road at the time ol the ucu . dent travelling at 20 miles per lion. Thci visahilitv wits had. Just pnoi the accident, two cars were »PP™ C from the direction of I .ilmtrsto North and witness pulled over furthei to the left hand side striking deceased and his brother, some little distance further on. One light on the car had not been burning as it na. out of order. Asked bow niiny drinks lit i +lvit day witness replied ho had had that aa> " _ seven beers in,the morning and seien whiskies in the afternoon. The Coroner. —At five-thi . . you were perfectly sobers "Witness. — Ves. I Witness stated the hg> his approaching cai • vision, almost blimlmg him Further evidence given w effect that Lethbridge was P t m the time of the accident. S ConsUblo Pike said after the accident. Lethbridge appeared The Coroner’s veidict d < . W,c met bis death through bein Locked down by a motor car du'en bv Lethbridge. ■