MOTORISTS’ DUTY

Hokitika Guardian, 26 August 1932, Page 3

MOTORISTS’ DUTY

MINOIi ACC-11)ENT’S

SHOULD BE. REPORTED

PALMERSTON’NIj” August 24

..When anyone itj. injured as' a result of a motor accident at is the duty by Ihw of the.-, driver of. t'he motor, to i report the occurrence ah once to the police. There are.' a number of accidents, Wwever,. ».where, persons are knocked down but are able to pick tho/mselves pp and walk or ride away,

.apparently uchurt. What is the driv er’s ob.igation' in 'such . cii’cumstancos? ■ The matter was., mentioned in the Pa'mor-to-ii - North Magistrate’s Court, when a defchdant, charged with failing R' ; report -An ."-accident, defended the mformatfon stating ? that., ,tTe girl he had knocked; on beiiig querttPiied,/ said. 'she was quite all /'right arid had Walked away'.. The information -was .dismissed in,.v,ie,w of the,, fact that v the - father of the <gr\ - > in! ringing up in; thC 'evening about fVdamage tu her cloth.es, .haH; stated thshe was unhurt. -

The Magistrate added, however, .that the' only safe rule f'r motorists' vho knocked down wag,.to get ,h}s or -her name and rddrees and make srbsequonfc inquiries as to how they were. „. v

iSenior-Sei’gcnnt Whliehq.ii so :. A .dvic;-sr, must know that anyone knocked over .-nrst■ have -received some injury. The A- I ,agreed 'that: there ’ n ’’at Be a aipount .o| injury, arid the.- only.' safe way was ,to yepprt the’ ' fi6cf"Seur.’ ,, injury” might.}.be nothing more .' than, shock/.' -.arid that : might' '-be serious.. , Motorfrts ,?hou’d; cither, report;'.Hie accident rir take •‘■he name and address of the person hurt and make W”'" irj«s.