A MOTOR FATALITY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2354, 12 November 1921, Page 2

A MOTOR FATALITY.

A CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER

Hastings, Last Night,

At an inquest on the child Allen, aged (if years, who was frilled by being struck by a motor car on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 2nd, the police handed in a statement by Morgan Davies, farmer, residing at Napier, saying that he had

p, eonsi(lernble amount of liquor before leaving Napier. He wished to make a voluntary statement concerning' what he remembered while driving from Hastings. He had not from the first any intention of disguising anything, lie does not know why lie did not sec the child till it was struck. Possibly he was keeping the proper side of the road, and the shock of seeing the child down horrified him., After going a hit further, he looked back and saw I lie child on the road. He remembered no more till lie reached Hastings and transacted some business. He had a hazy recollection of stopping at Greenmeadows. The car would not start, and a friend drove him to Napier. He saw an account in the papers, and probably felt it was too late. On Friday, November 4th, l\e began to realise, and went to a solicitor, who was away for the day. He spent another sleepless night, and could not face it. Whether from shock, or 'wjiaf, lie did not know what made him keep going. A charge of manslaughter was laid against accused, and lie was remanded to Napier on Monday, November 141 li. Bail was allowed in £SOO and two sureties of £250. Davies is a married man, with four children, and is in good circumstances. The affair lias caused great interest in the district.