"Couldn't remember anything"
Christopher Steven Shem, 20, shop assis- , tant of Raetihi, pleaded guilty to a charge of driving with excess breath alcohol in Ward Street, Raetihi, on 22 November. Court heard that defendant's vehicle had left the road, hit a power pole, continued on for a short distance before leaving the road again to crash through a fence. Defendant was admitted to hospital in Wanganui. He told the Court that he had no recollection of the event and Judge
Watson said that, with a blood alcohol" level of 230:100 (three times the legal limit) it was hardly surprising. Defendant was convicted and fined $1,000, court costs $85, and disqualified from driving for 12 months.
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Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 9, Issue 424, 18 February 1992, Page 4
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115"Couldn't remember anything" Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 9, Issue 424, 18 February 1992, Page 4
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