New Britain herald., 1926-09-13
SIX AUTO DRIVERS
 IN POLICE COURT
Three Operators Face Charge Of
 Being Drunk at Wheel

Alleged violation Of the rules of the road, reckless driving. speeding, driving while under influence of l- quor and without license brought six motorists 10 police court this morn ing. and one other had his case noll- ed on payment Of costs without be- ing arraigned.
 Judge B. w filling was on the bench and Assistant Prosecuting Ali torney William M. Greeustein pre- sented the states cases.
 Walter F. Allcn aged 2, Of l6 Edgar stree., New Haven, charged with violation Of the rules Of the road, pleade! not guilty.
 Motorcycle Policeman W. r. Hayes testified that Aliens car go- ing east on East Main street about l Q a. m.. Saturday struck q car that vas going north on Elm street. AL len said he was blinded by the sun on his windshield and could not avoid the crash.
 Judge filling said Allen should have brought his car 10 complete stop when he found he could not see where he vas going. George A. Houghton, superintendent on the Steele street school job. who was driving the car that was struck, tes- tified that he was driving around the traffic signal when his car was hit broadside.
 Judge filling fined Allen s10 and costs.
 Bertrand E. Lemaine, aged 32 of 162 Hallock avenue, New Haven, pleaded not guilty to the charge of operating an automobile while under influence of liquor. Attorney David L. Nair represented him and asked that the case be continued until Sep tember 25, which was done. Officer Massey and May made the arrest on Main street.
 Drunken Driver Jailed
 Tony Daggata, aged g years. of il Westerly street, was charged with driving an automobile without a li- cense and while under influence of liquor He was driving his wifes car when 1t collided with a car owned and driven by Dr. A. J. savard at the corner of Burritt and Clinton streets yesterday afternoon
 Officer A. C. Watercius arrested him. Daggata admitted having had two glasses of beer. He was smok- ing cigarettes. he said, but in reply to MT. Greenstein he said he did not mean that cigarettes made him drunk. He has had the car since May but has no license. He in tended to obtain a license this week He does not make a practice of driving the car but he took it out yesterday.
 Judge filling said it is difficult enough for sober drivers to avoid accidents in the heavy traffic Sun days. and drivers should not drinl anything intoxicating.
 He fined Daggata S100 and cost! and sentenced him 10 jail for fiv' days for driving while under influ ence of liquor and S10 and cost! for driving without q license, sus pending the latter fine
 Asleep at Wheel
 Adam Wtlk of Clayton corner pleaded not guilty to the charge ol operating an automobile while under influence of liquor and asked tha' the trial be postponed until tomor row morning. His request wa! granted. Officer w. S. Strolls ar rested him at Park and Stanle, streets. Wilk was asleep at tn, wheel and is said to have admitted he had been driving.
 Speeding On Hartford Road
 John Lewis, aged 23 of 82 Ney Park avenue, Hartford.
 Admitted he was driving 35 mile hn hour last night about 800 yard on the New Britain side of tn West Hartford town line. Office Feeney, who was Investigating a, accident, testified that Lewis aImos struck him and went 100 feet afte being ordered to stop.
 There were cars parked on bot sides of the road. Judge filling i'm posed a fine of $1o and costs fo speeding.
 Travels 50 Miles An Hour
 otdHlcy MlcnolSky' aged 4, O East Berlin, drove a car throug' Broad street last night so fast tha Officer Ernest Bloomquist, in an other car, drove at the rate of , miles an hour for 500 yards and 1 miles an hour for another stretch L overtake him.
 MichoIsky passed other cars O. the street and did not slow down q 1ntersecting streets. according L the officer. He was charged witt reckless driving,
 He said his car could not 2