POLICE COURT.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5335, 5 October 1928, Page 2

POLICE COURT.

I’EST'ERDAY’S SITTING. BY-LAW CASES. A sitting of the Paeroa Police Court was held yesterday morning,. <Mr F. W. i Platts, S.M., presiding. G. E. Metitam was convicted and lined 10s; and costs 10s, fqr riding his bicycle on the footpath on ; September 13. Gurbacjian Sigh was convicted and lined £1 1 apd costs fqr- riding his mqtor-cycle after dark without a light. Erie Potter, for driving, a ear without lights, after, dark was convicted and fined 10s, with costs 10s. For driving his car without a taillight after dgrk C. H. Potter was convicted and ordered, to pay 10s cahsHarvey Atchinspn, for leaving his motor-cycle in the street without A light, was convicted and ordered to pay 10s costs,.SEQUEL TO COLLISION. J. F. Smyth (Mr O’Neill), for Ot having proper foGt-rests on-Wsi motor ■ cycle for a pillion-rider, was copvicted and lined £2, with c.osts 13s. F. G. Williams (Mr Carden), charged with turning into Hill Street before he meft the intersection Ojf the street, was epnvicted and fined £2, with costs 17. j 6d. The two latter cases wer.e the 'outcome o.f the motor-cycle an|d motor lorry collision which took place at the corner of Hill street and Puke Road on July 10, when B. A- Carter received severe injuries toj his leg and back and had to be taken to the Thames Hospital. Judgment on the case against Smytlh was .withheld until the evidence was taken in, thfe| case against Williams. B. A. Carter was the first witness. He said that he coming into Paeroa, apd ,w!hen opposite Hill street on Puke Road saw Williams, suddenly turn hid lorry into Hill Street. He did not see any sign given, nor did he hear any warning. The motor-cycle was going at from -.18 to 25 miles an hour, but he was not an authority on the speed Of a car. It was the sudden turning of the lorry that made it impossible to dodge the accident. The collision tciok place at the intersection of the streets. To Mr. Carden witness said he did not ride a motor bike, but was getting a lift iptc Paeroa. They sw'erved slightly into Hill Street, but there was not room to get past the lorry. 'He would say that there was quite, two o t r three chains visibility. Coniitable Dawson said that he Was Sent, for, and he- found both the lorry and motor-cycle smashed. Witness read a report put .in by Williams, whq attributed the accident to the driver of the motor-cycle. He thought that from the lay of the rogd it was. the c.ustom to, “cut” this corner, a ( s it was a difficult c.ne to negotiate with safety. F. G. Williams, milk vendor, corroborated the evidence of. Constable Daw’.-on. He said he. signalled that, he was turning, and estimated his speed at about, eight miles Just as hc| was, turning he saw the motor.-cycle,, but could not then do other thajn proceed in the direction he had indicated; Hq came frpm the centre of the Puke Road tq the corner of Hill Street. Ngairi Williams, who was in the lorry with her father, said that.before turning, the corner her father signalled and also blew the horn. He was driving slowly, as they had just , milk .to a house. The impact threw them botih out ‘of the lofry. Witness; described the d a Piage done to the c,ar. To the police witness sfaid t/iat the mqtor-cycle was travelling very fast and came upon them quickly. 'Hep* father dlrove the, lorry every day on this round. . W. F. Fraser, coal merchant, said tha,t he was in the Thames'Hospital when Carter was admitted. In conversation Carter said they were travelling at about 35 miles an hour. Mr Carden said he had brought the evidence forward to show that, his clien.t was forced tq take the course be had in tur.njing to the right after having given, the signal, ami he asked that the case be dismissed. The, magistrate visited the locality, and on his return gave judgment as Stated. In doing so he said he was satisfied that both were at fault. There was {sufficient evidence to - show that ;thei motor-eye,le was speeding, and also that Williams had begun to turn before he met the intersection of ithe road.