Turner, was fined $10 by Mr. G. W. King at H. M. Police Court on Thursday, for improperly driving car No, 3805 in Bubbling Well Road on July 10.
Det.-Insp. Peck said that the defendant, for no apparent reason, swerved when he came round the island at the corner of Carter and Bubbling' Well Roads. The car came towards the north pavement and Just missed a riesha, In this ricsha, said the officer, his two children were seated. 'The car then swerved' and missed witness's ricsha. He shouted to the driver, took his number and called the attention of a Sikh constable to the tracks in the road.
The Sikh P. O. corroborated this statement, adding that he particularly. noticed the car because of the speed at which it was travelling.
Bofendant aid he swerved to the north to avoid a motor-car which a C.P.O, at Yates Road improperly allowed into Bubbling Well Road. There were several ricshas on the south side of the road, so he could not go over thera According _to the summons he was charged with improper driving in Bubbling Well} Road at 5 p.m. At this hour he was in Tiendong Road.
The Magistrate said that the point raised as to the question of time was immaterial. He could not quite appreciate - defendant's position in regard to the car _mentioned_as coming from Yates Road.
the first place, that car, in the opinion of his Worship, had po-thing whatever to do with the accident. The maneuvres executed by the defendant were more likely to bring about an accident than to avoid one. Assuming that the other car had come out, as defendant had said it had, surely the proper course for him would have been either to stop dead—defendant had stated that it was a light car and could be pulled up in its own length ~or else to keep to the south. The Magistrate said he was against the defendant on all points raised, and as he considered it rather a serious matter, imposed a fine of $10.
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