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Manslaughter Verdict Against Drivers.
THUR
ATËS JANUARY U. 1923
can
CAUSEWAY BAY MOTOR might ħaro a passenger sitting be. First, the overtaking of No. 118)
ACCIDENT.
ide him who knew nothing about byt, the other car; - secondly, the driving and possibly no signal would respective speed of the cars; be made that the car might be pass thirdly, the serving of car No ed by the overtaking car. There 118 to the left; and fourth, the was also in the case the question of presence of the boulders on the roadside. As regards the speed the speed limit of the car Thes they had heard various versions, had been given expert evidence by from 20 to 30 miles an hour. It The inquest on L. Commanderi Hooper was resumed before the Sergeant Alexander, that he
was for the jury to judge what Coroner, afr. J. R. Wood, at the sidered twenty miles an hour as a respective speeds were
being Magistracy yesterday afternoon good enough speed to go round the maintained. If there were other Mr. Hazelrigg, Assistant Crown-arve at which this accident hapeircumstances they had to te Solicitor, informed the jury that Pened. The bulk of the evidence taken into consideration. It was his sole duty was to ensure that seemed to be that they were going for them to judge whether an the whole of the material evidence) i over 30 miles an hour. In that accident could have occurred it in the passession of the crown case there was negligent driving, both cars were coming up to the was presented to them He was and it would be interesting mdeed at the same speed. He act himself present at the first know if regulations had been coming up from behind and the submitted that it was the Car hearing, but having bad a record made, and if they had been, to know rocks which caused this accident of it with him, he thought the
at thesa had been strictly enfore jury could satisfy themselves
His Worship in summing up the that all possible evidence that made conditional in the icing jury, explained to them that the I on people using the roads, and evidence for the guidance of the could be called in the matter had
drivers licenses. It was been given. That being the case
the verdict they would have to give be felt that say address on his us ad this enquiry to find if there was
either an
accident which part in view of that evidence, as any culpability to be attached caused the death of LL Com would be merely going over the anyone, and, if there were then mander Harper or manslaughter, same ground that had been covered at eulpability should be attached coupled with the names of those much more ably than he could all wanted to know the real persons--one or more--whom they by his worship. He would leave; ason why this accident happened might and were to blame. the cause of the accident, guided! Mr. F. E. Nash, representing the it was not proposed to carry on the latter decision was arrived at by the circumstances as set forth; wner and driver of publie car No with the hearing that afternoon in such evidence, in the jury's is said that the evidence of the but to forward all the papers to gentlemen who were in the car that the Attorney General together Mr. H. B. L. Dennys, who reight and the evidence of the driver with their verdict for the latter presented the Admiralty in the hearing, endorsed Mr. Hazelrigg's was somewhat in condict, but be to bring in the charge, if such was remarks. Mr. Dennys took it that would ask his worship and the jure deemed 61. The jury were to take the duties of the jury, to be more to accept the evidence of the into consideration all the facts fully set out by his worship later, naval officers which, in his view, which they found proved. would in the first place, be to findļaus a straightforwand story.
might affect the naval officers. It might also hara result out the primary cause of the death¦circumstances were
cn the of L. Commander Hooper, and those concerned, but, in spite of relation to its motor traffic. For future policy of the Colony in the second place if it hat, he thought that the evidence that reason they would be doing) were да accident that re-ul be accepted as a true version a service to the Colony by admit- sulted in his death, to
decide
what Occurred. They halting into their consideration, with what the primary cause of this heard from them that they were the view to bringing in a proper accident was. On the evidencea bit high spirited that night. The verdict all the facts reached in
listened to. he.
hands.
::
all
The
indeed trying
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the jury had thought thas was perfectly according to them, was in good this case. plain that car 118 in which the running order and that they bad In summing up these facts the deceased was riding, was over-
fault to And with the driver. Th. Coroner first referred to the taken at the curve by car No. 46 enquiry would have to consider the evidence showing that before the which according to the evidence cusature of the chauffeur in relation accident car No. 43 was following Ther had heard of Inspector Garrod and Sergt.! this case. In accepting the evi car No. 118.
different statements as to the Alexander of the Traffic Depart-¦ di nce of the driver he would mak bis! ment was
speed at which these cars were going
pace in worship to behere that although n at a
driven. being reasocable might be a good driver he dal cos thought the speed
The excess of what
chauffeurs precautions demanded. If that ppear to be a very intelligent man. The passengers of
low. were so, it was the duty of this He had gone through a very trying113, some of whom have had ex car No. enquiry to fix any culpability that ordeal and had been detained for parience in motor car driving, had might have rested on either DI
ja couple of days by the Police. All said that their tar both of these drivers concerned these facts showed that his mind driven at more than 25 miles an way being He would suggest that according to the evidence. the crestakinz
was somewhat affected, and when hour and that car No. 46 Was car had not used the proper signals)
For came forward before his wer" travelling past hér at between 80 or seen the signals of the other care gave what he believed to briand 35 miles an hour. His Wor The evidence of the whole cecur zrue story although in the cont ship thought that they would sants of the car No. 118 was that fard state of his mind, he might was no certain evidence to show cept the bighar speed. There no pass signal was given. Ac i made some mistakes. It
ording to the rules of the road far as the physical facts were or signal to pass. The occupants of he horn was the sounded three red. Mr. Sash thouzhr that theyear No. 113 said that no signal mes and in response car farided with the evolence given was given. The chaudeur of No. which was being overtaken, must y the naval cers. The driver 4 claimed that he passed No. 118 ignal to the car behind to pase. Ert changed the speed and There was
at u being given the signal. Mr. strong evidence to edit in runding the curve anaye had suggested that if car show that no signal at all was,
n the endeavor to get dear of No. 46 passed without being giren zivem The evidence of driver of car N 46 was
before he was overtaken by the other the signal, then it was the first that the signal was given, in response to which He then put on the clutches the chain of acts which led to де came up. Well, herd that opened out the speed of this death. His Worship person- Deangs) thought that if they con- the car. The next thing he did wasemed to him that the chauffeur ally would not agree to that view. traz' the car more closely to thof both cars knew what one was
نید یا به
idered the evidence of the driver
whether car No. 45 received the
of ear No. 46 his words were that l-itband side of the road and inspecting the other to do, and it both cars bore simultaneously on dinge rat the tar akan did ant matter. from this point} both aides of the road. Car No. t. -par *[[»!». ard full of view, whether 16 was a right hand drive. Car against the standard As far as
a signal was No 113 was a left hand
given or not. They had heard!
drive
he was passing that car and
f. as he believed, the cecupants
the other car were zeing at
• was quite correct but whea
as asked to explain was he
s: physical facts were onerrell evidence that car No. 46 was tra- veiling at a high speed. They had heard the evidence of the other driver that he swerved his 15 to 30 m les an hour, how could then things, then, the state of his the driver of car No. 113 see the in came into play and
car towards the left, with the in tention of allowing the other car? signal. How could, he see the
He was asked why, and
to pass. His Worship suggested. nswer of the other car which was what came into the question at the a the right hand of the road? int they had in the evalence of that if car No. 118 drove to the
optrent
WN
left to allow
the other
car to
I his worship and the jury en- LL Commander Wallace that the pass then the latter would be! idered that the esipability at-
itter was imitating the actions relieved of all responsibility in ached to the overtaking car, in that cave he would submit that. the primary cause of the accident ra this question of speeding and that if the driver of this car 12d exercised that due care and
referred
was
His
j rkur. The driver thought it passing it. Then they had the el better to accelerate the speed. decision of car No. 45 to pass on. pass round the corner before The driver of car No. 113, knowing| towing the other ear to overtake what was happening, opened out
As he did so he found that the the clutches and
accelerated to other car was overtaking it. He thirty miles an hour. The other aution which every driver was therefore opened out the clutches car persisted in passing it which xpected to exercise, they would ever have had this enquiry. It and bore to the left, and what hap was before taking the curve. appeared to Mr. Dennys as being Pened from the point of collision Worship then referred to Mr. quite clear that this
first with the por stones and then Denny's citation from Archibald, in regard to the responsibility to to with the standard was what in bisbe shared by both drivers when He case. 14 worship this argument.onfused state of mind he could not was proved that both were He would not leave the aspect of explain. He was thrown from the racing, and in 2
ulpability which the jury would car
manslaughter charge both men would be in- hove to decide in their verdict, Continuing Mr. Nash said that included. His worship thought it and would take into consideration card to the question of negli-more likely, in judging the position same other points suggested byence, they had car No. 4 coming of the the evidence. One of these was
just before the No. 46 drove he presence of the spurs stones up from behind. Car No. 113 jeb accident, that car On the roadside. Fe
pulse Bay & considerable timelieve on the instant that the sign had asked inspector Garrod, who
before the other left, and the con- was given by the other driver to able himself to find at what clusion was that No. 45 must have pass it. The driver of car No. I stated that his case was not affect- use ther served. Apparently ben travelling at a very high speeded by whatever the other did. the only use one could find for to be able to overtake it after-The chauffeur of car No. them was : fasilitate an accident. vards. When they came that brought this case against No. 45) There was & further question part of the road, car No. 46 wanted that the latter was travelling at which might usefully be raised, to pass this other car. It may a high speed, and that it came too That was the question of the rule
assumed from the evidence close to permit a straight line of
to
car3
113
of the road of this Colour. The that" the signat was given driving. Now If the jury sccept- lack of uniformity in the position and in that case he would asked that as a fact, then it may be of the drives which made signalling is worship and the jury to judge said that this dangerous proximity difficult of observation by the other whether the chauffeur of car No. 1 one car to the other furnished driver was touched upon by counsel 46 was acting as a prudent and the Srst chain of incidents which as an instance that had reference reasonable driver would do, when
to the position of the cars on the he insisted in passing tar No. 118 night in question. In the streets it at that speed.
J
would be difficult, for example, for In reference to the question of the driver of a left hand drive car the cause of the accident, Mr. to signal to the overtaking car. He Nash outlined a number of points|
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