SEQUEL TO FATALITY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 44, 20 January 1938, Page 3

SEQUEL TO FATALITY.

MOTORIST CHARGED. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Jan. 19. Horace Baden Ginger, aged 36, a company director, was charged before Mr J. H. Luxford, S.M., to-day, with negligently driving a motor vehicle and thereby causing the death of Samuel Thompson. Evidence was given by Alexander Alfred Boyce that Ginger’s car was completely out of control, swaying from side to side and taking a zig-zag-ging course at a speed of 45 miles an hour or over. It passed his car, which was stationary, mounted the footpath, went along it some distance, zig-zag-ged across the road again, and finally stopped on the opposite side. Witness noticed a man lying on the footpath and walked to the scene of the accident.

Walter Henry White said his attention was attracted to tho car by the erratic course it was pursuing after it passed the stationary car. It mounted the footpath, travelled a short distance, struck deceased and afterwards came hack on to the road and appealed as if to strike witness’s car. Witness swung off to avoid it and it travelled about 200 yards 'from where deceased was struck. Witness said accused was quite sober. The police gave evidence with regard to measurements, etc. Ginger, who pleaded not guilty, was committed to the Supreme Court for trial. Defence was reserved.