INTOXICATED IN CAR

Hokitika Guardian, 17 September 1932, Page 3

INTOXICATED IN CAR

WOMAN DRIVER FINED £10.; i MOTHER OF SIX CHILDREN. , AUCKLAND, September 15. A mother of six children pleaded gujlty in the Oneliunga Police Court to a cha.rge., of- intoxication wbi'e in charge of a motor-car, and Was fined £lO.- -rV: -. • •' Sergeant S. A. Brown said that, accused, while driving towards Mange’-e .on Friday afternoon, in turning out of' Auckland Road into Trafalgar Street. Onehunga, swerved her ,car. to the right and ran into a hoy on a bicycle. Fortunately, the boy escaped injury, but the bicycle was badly "twisted. Accused was arrested shortly afterwards as she was crossing Mangere Bridge. She was in custody for four hours and had promised to take but a prohibition order. \ In pleading guilty to the . charge, counsel for accused said that she had collided with the' bicycle m ' ++ ''.

ing to avoid a dogf She was the mother of six children and this was her first offence. He asked the Bench to suppress her name, and pointed out. that the boy had hot been hurt. » In reply to Sergeant Brown; whether accused intended to honour her promise by consenting to the issue of a prohibition order, counsel said he would require time to consider-.the question,as it would tend to cast a reflection on his client’s family. : The name of the woman 'was ordered to he suppressed.