MOTOR-CYCLIST’S DEATH

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 937, 2 April 1930, Page 10

MOTOR-CYCLIST’S DEATH

CAR DRIVER EXONERATED EVIDENCE AT INQUEST From Our otcn Correspondent OPOTIKI, Today. The inquest concerning the death ol Mr. Albert George Butterworth, **» was killed on March 11 as the resuof a collision between his motor-cyc e and a service car, was concluded t&u morning before the coroner, Mr. F. • Short. Catherine Cochrane, a passenge on the pillion seat, said the light wen. out before reaching the top of tn hill. They were on the correct side of the road. It was possible that * was dazzled bv the lights of the ca • Stanley McLeod, the driver of taservice car, said he saw an unlight motor-cycle approaching. It kept co ing toward the car. He swerved as ■ as he could to the outside of the ban f but was unable to avoid a collision, saw Mr. Butterworth was badly B and secured a doctor. . The police evidence showed there was no water in the cycle s S--erator, and the carbide showed no of being used. Skid marks of the -■ showed it had gone to the right o°* of the bank. The collision occurmfive chains front the corner straight road. The coroner said no light on cycle was a contributory caus ® 0 „* accident. Death was due to a fra of the skull. No blame was attac to the driver of the car, who di best to avoid the collision.