A Mohawk Road Crash that Wasn't Heard At' H.M. Polics Court on. Monday, before Mr. Peter Grain, C. H. Green was summoned for negli gently driving a motor car in Mohawk Road at 12.85 p.m. on the 14th instant, and failing to stop after having been involved in an accident, Mr. N. H. Rutherford. gave evidence that he was driving home in his trap along Mohawk Road when defendant's car came along, took off his rear wheel, and vanished in the distance, but luckily witness was able to get the number of the car. The mafoo was keeping a straight course at the time, and on his right side.
Mr. Grain—The defendant must have known that he ran into you!
Witness—Certainly, but he went straight on after colliding with the trap, which was left sitting in the road with a wheel off and a broken axle.
Mr. G. B. Loehr, who was passing at the time, said he heard a crash and saw the person in the car look at the fender to see if it had been bent. Witness was surprised that he did not stop, since he presumed the occupant of the car must have heard the crash. Both vehicles were going at an ordinary pace.
Defendant's version of the accident was that when he was passing the fore part of the trap the pony seemed to swerve to the left, thereby bringing the rear of the trap into collision with the car, which caught a glancing blow. As it appeared to be very slight and the chauffeur called out "all right,"' witness carried on. The. car was only going at 10 miles an hour, and the contact was so slight that only an aluminium bub on the car was bent a little. Witness thought the crash must have been imaginary.
Mr. Grain—It seems astonishing that you did not hear it.
Defendant—I have seen the wheels of brokers' carriages fall off in the street: If I had realized there had been an accident I should have-stopped.
In fining defendant $20, his Worship said there seemed to be no reason why he should have run into the trap, and motorists ought to be especially careful in regard. to slower traffic.
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