INTOXICATED MOTORISTS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 September 1938, Page 3

INTOXICATED MOTORISTS

THIRTY DAYS’ IMPRISONMENT. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. September 5. ‘‘This is just about as gross a case as we have ever had to deal with in this court,” said Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M., today, when George Keith Campbell and William Henry Hawes were charged with having been intoxicated while in charge of a motor-truck. ‘T am quite satisfied that this man Campbell was incapable of driving, and that Hawes was in charge,” said the magistrate. “Many of those people who appear on this charge are quite decent citizens, but this is such a glaring case that I am not prepared to impose a fine.” Both men were sentenced to 30 days’ imprisonment with hard labour, and Campbell’s licence was cancelled and endorsed. Both he and Hawes were declared unfit to hold licences for 12 months. Outlining the case, the police said that the motor-truck in which the two accused were travelling collided with a pole. After the accident the two men got out and walked down toward the railway station. When examined, Campbell was declared to be definitely intoxicated, and Hawes, who had no driver’s licence, not so bad. Witnesses were called to identify Campbell as the owner and Hawes as the driver of the truck.