TAWA FLAT TRAGEDY

Hokitika Guardian, 28 July 1927, Page 1

TAWA FLAT TRAGEDY

UV XEI.KORA PH —CHESS ASSN., COCYIUGUT. WEI.LIXCTOX, July 27. The hearing of the charges of manslaughter and negligently driving a car so as to cause the death of Helen Teller in a motor tragedy on June 3 at Tnwa Flat was continued. ( castable .Morrison gave evidence of interviewing the accused at 2 a.m., after the accident at his residence. Fn a signed statement In* said that he was the owner of ear Xo. 77258, that it could not have been his car that caused the accident. He had driven from the races at Otaki, and had stopped before reaching the scene of the accident, and helped to bring .Mrs Teller’s body

In a signed statement. Mrs Walling said that in Xgahauranga Gorge they were informed of the accident, and turned hack. The statement was read in accused’s presence. In an unsigned statement. .Mrs Walling said that they stopped before the scene of the accident. Ilis Honour remarked that only the signed statement coin'd go before the

To counsel, witness said ii was easy for a car travelling near the crumbling edge of the road at the spot to go o\'er. A lorry had gone over not far from the spot. AValling gave evidence that the first he heard of the accident was when he stopped ahont a mile and a-quarter past the scene. A passing inotorcyelist nskoil him if lie was alright. A car informed him of the accident, and ho turned hack and gave assistance. Accused accounted for the mark on his mudguard hy the fact that lie grty.ed a telegraph pole at Garrett Street. William John Availing was to-day found guilty of negligently driving a motor car on June 3rd at Tawa hint so as to cause the death of .Mrs Helen Tei'fer. On a charge of manslaughter he was found not guilty. He was remanded for sentence.