A COSTLY COLLISION.

Auckland Star, Volume 55, Issue 12, 15 January 1924, Page 6

A COSTLY COLLISION.

OFFENDER HEAVILY FINED. BUYS DAMAGED CAR. (From Our Own Correspondent.) WHANGAREI, Monday. Cyril Beyburn was called in Court to-day to answer a charge of having driven a motor car in a manner dangerous tc the public. Defendant did not appear. Senior-Sergeant Hcilis said that the proceedings were the outcome of a collision between two cars on December 31, i.-car Kamo. Charles Copeland, a taxi-driver, was driving tiro passengers akng the Three-mile Bush road. While going uphill near the cemetery he saw a ear approaching rapidly. He drew up to allow the other car to pass. The defendant, who was driving the other car, put on his brake, bu'., owing to the speed at which he was travelling, 'nc <-ai ikidded and c."ide_ with Copeland'? car, causing considerable dama_e. Defendant had admitted that he wa_ •coaM:ng" down the hill at a fist pace. He had since compensated Copeland by rurc'inririg his damug.-d car for £__'». In imposing a fin; of £10 and. costs, Mr. T\. W. Tate S.M., regret that this was tho niatinuiui penalty i'.il.-.ved by the law. A driver who allowed Ms car to to '°„ oat of control was n very serious menace, and it was fortunate for the defendant in this case that the collision had not been attended with more serious results.