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Show Impending Stork Justifies Taxi Speeding, Judge Rules CHICAGO. Taxicab drivers have an emergency right to disregard ordinary traffic regulations in event they are racing the stork, says John J. Griffin, traffic court judge. He dismissed a speeding charge against Donald Coyer, 32, a cab driver, arrested for speeding despite de-spite his plea that he was rushing Mrs. Shirlee Delman, 20, an expectant expect-ant mother, o a hospital. A physician physi-cian testified any delay in getting Mrs. Delman to the hospital would have been dangerous. In dismissing the case, Judge Griffin said: "If I follow my conscience con-science 50,000 expectant mothers In Chicago will pray for me." |