Show Driver Freed of Reckless Charge After Zone Crash Drunken Driving Driving- Trial Under Way in City Court Motorist Forfeits Bond R. R S. S Slaughter 23 1055 East Eighth South street was ac acquitted acquitted acquitted ac- ac quitted of a reckless driving charge after trial before Judge C. C F. F Dalby in police court Thursday Still being heard by a 3 jury at a late hour Thursday was the drunken driving trial of J J. J R. R Young 39 East Fifth South street Drunken driving trial of C. C W. W Raymond Ramond 36 Vest West So South th Temple Temple Tem Tern pIe street treet was continued to February February February ary 5 on stipulation of the city when it was learned that Defense Attorney A. A H. H Hougaard was confined confined con con- fined tined to his home with a fractured leg Slaughter was wa acquitted of reckless reckless reck reck- less driving when the defense at attorney attorney attorney at- at torney convinced Judge Dalby that traffic conditions at Second South Southal al and l Main streets on January Januar 1 forced Slaughter to strike a safet safety 1 zone to avoid crashing into another automobile i Abutment Demolished Patrolman G. G M. M Hopkins who witnessed the accident testified that the safety zone abutment was I demolished Slaughter southbound on Main street said he was forced into the safety zone abutment when an automobile automobile au au- au- au on his right swerved suddenly suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly eastward He told Judge Dalby Dalby Dal Dal- Dal- Dal of striking striking striking alternative b by he had the ing ing- the abutment or the other automobile auto auto- mobile Young was the alleged driver of an automobile which on December 13 collided with another machine driven by Jacob Werner Verner 2023 Vest West North Temple street complaining witness The crash occurred it t First South and Third West streets street police pollee said Jurors impaneled during the morning court session were R. R At Atkins At At- kins P. P J J. J Hall G. G C C. and anil George Wilson Occupies Mo Most l of Day Dayt Testimony of or Werner Verner and police ponce t occupied most of the day Werner Verner told the court he W was 5 driving an automobile south on Third West Vest street when a car driven by Youn Young eastbound on First South street struck his machine Earlier in the court session C. C C. C Williams 29 Provo forfeited 10 bond when he failed faile d to appear on a charge of driving an automobile with improper license plates Clarence Warner Varner 23 23 a C C C G worker stationed at Fort Fot Douglas was turned over to C C C C. authorities ties for Cor or punishment and a speeding charge against him stricken from Crom the court calendar Warner Varner allegedly drove a truck 50 60 miles miles' per hour on Second West street J S 5 |