Albert Oswald - Motoring Incident
Newcastle Journal Tuesday, Aug. 31st, 1915
MOTORIST FINED AT WEST HARTLEPOOL. Albert Oswald, was charged West Hartlepool, yesterday, with driving a motor cycle in a manner dangerous to the public. P.C. Scott stated that whilst at the police station corner, the most dangerous corner in the town, where five roads converged, defendant collided with a motorcar, both the vehicles being slightly damaged. Witness had signalled to the motor-car, which was approaching the crossing at a speed of about seven miles hour, to proceed.
Defendant, who was driving a motor cycle with a side-car attached, carrying lady passenger, approached at too great a speed and without warning, thereby causing the collision. The defendant, who said was not travelling at more than two miles an hour when the collision occurred, and received no signal from the officer to pull up, was fined £1 5s, the Mayor (Councillor Fryer) remarking that no-one had the right to pass a police officer at a crossing until he got the signal to proceed.
