Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-10-25 | Page 9 | 300,000 Miles without Accident No Excuse for Speeding Offense

Miles Without Accident No Excuse for Speeding Offense I Driving miles without an accident is a commendable record but ut is no excuse for exceeding the city ity speed limit according to Judge Jensen who In police court Tuesday found round W. W S. S Miller 24 of 57 North Second West street guilty ot of f speeding and fined him 10 Mr Miller admitted driving 47 miles an hour on South Main street last ast Saturday but explaining his plea lea of not guilty pointed to his record record rec- rec ord rd as a driver and explained that he e had accelerated his automobile to pa a. a 3 another machine and avoid being being be be- beng ing ng struck from the rear by a third car ar arIf carIt If It a child had darted into the road just then you would have been Unable un un- able ble to stop and It is the potential danger anger of ot some such unforeseen action action ae ac- ac- ac tion on that makes it necessary to enforce en cn force orce the sp speed d laws strictly Judge Jensen ensen said Another accused speeder Mark Savage 26 28 of Highland drive pleaded leaded guilty to driving forty miles per hour on South Main street Mon cia day and was fined 12 Pleas PIcas of not guilty to speeding charges harges were entered by Jack Cannon Cannon Canon Can Can- non on 24 of ot East Ninth South street treet accused of driving 45 miles mUes per er hour on South Main street Monay Monday Mon Mon- day ay and Thea E. E Smith 29 of East Seventh South street who allegedly allegedly al- al drove 35 miles per hour from Fifth South street to Broadway on West Vest West Temple street Monda Monday Mr Cannon will be tried Wednes Wednes- ay and Mr Smith on Saturday E E. B. B Merritt 29 of 1734 Major str street t arrested last Friday art after r allegedly al- al driving 45 miles per hour hourn on n South Main street was granted until November No 1 to enter plea to speeding charges South Main street proved a fruitful fruit fruit- ful ul field for Motorcycle Officers C. C J J. Larson and L. L R R. Terry ferry who arrested three alleged sp speeders ders there Tuesday morning J. J R. R Allen AlIen 63 of Draper drove 63 miles per hour prior to his arrest Miss Lucy F. F Ovard 24 of East I South Temple street 46 48 miles mUes per hour and Mrs Lona Lana Fowler 27 of 01 1174 Milton avenue 45 mi miles es per hour the officers reported The three accused accused ac ac- ac motorists were released on their own recognizance pending their appearance in court