FATAL ACCIDENT

Hokitika Guardian, 24 February 1930, Page 6

FATAL ACCIDENT

NEW ZEALANDER’S LICENSE SUSPENDED.

LONDON, January 16

At iMarylebone Police Court on January 9th there was a sequel to a midnight car crash in Piccadilly on November 18th, when a beauty specialist was fatally injured.

Ainyas Douglas Connell, architect, of Wei beck street west, was charged with driving his car in a negligent manner on that date. He pleaded not guilty.

Connell, who said he was a Now Zealander and an architect, stated that lie came to this country to enter for the Rome Scholarship in Architecture. and won it. It was the greatest prize of the whole Empire for architecture.

On the day of the accident Mrs

Stewart was not feeling well, and lie wa.s driving her to her home in Pont place at the request of a friend. He was keeping a proper look-out, and had a feeling just before the accident that he had skidded, but lie could not remember much about it. He was dazzled iby the lights. He must have misjudged tli > distance of a refuge. • Mr Mead said Connell’s offence could not be stigmatised as a crime in the same way that manslaughter was. He had to find if there was negligent

driving, and the case spoke for itself. The accident was the result of inattention. He imposed a fine of £lO ■ and' £5 costs, endorsed the license, and suspended it for six months.