New Britain herald., 1929-04-22
RECKLESS DRIVER
 PAYS FINE OF 25
Krup Causes Collision on Road
 to West Hartford

Joseph Krup, 33. of s6 Sexton
 street, was found guilty of the
 charge of reckless driving by Judge
 Stanley J. Traceski in police court
 today and was fined $25 and costs.
 He was driving an automobile to-
 wards New Britain when it struck a
 car owned by Mrs. Maude C. NJ.
 Badger and driven by Howard Bad
 ger of 334l Whitney avenue, Mir. Carmel, about $40 last night on Hartford road between lbelle's cor her and the concrete bridge.
 Sergeant T. J. Feeney who arrest ed Krup, told the court he found d large truck stalled on the side of the road because of engine trouble, and learned that krup was driving at a hind the truck, while Badger was driving in the direction of Hartford. krup, according 10 the sergeant, had been drinking, but was not under the influence of liquor. He sustain ed painful cuts on both hands when the steering wheel was forced through the windshield. The front part of his sedan was smashed and it was also damaged on the left side. Dr. c. H. Dalton attended krup.
 Badger testified that he was ac- companied by Brick Svensk of :36 Park street. New Haven. and Bruce F.. Henin of 205 Church street. New Haven. He brought his car to stop with the right wheels off the con- crete on the right side of the high way, and expected that krup would also stop. The left front of krup's car smashed against the front of hls car at a point about 25 feet away from the stalled truck, according to Badger and the other witnesses. In reply to Judge TraCeski's question as to whether or not there was su1fl- cient room for krup's car to have passed between the truck and Bad gers car. Badger replied that traffic moved between the vehicles after the accident.
 krup denied that he had been drinking anything but soda water, and he contended that the collision was not his fault. The other car was coming at a rapid speed, he sad. He knew 1t was speeding because the headlights came towards him in such a manner as to leave no doubt in his mind about it. He denied that Badgers car was at stand still when struck.
 Supernumerary Officer John kranzit reported an accident at Park and Franklin Square about o'clock last night. Francis E. Des- cheness of 659 Stanley street was driving west on Park street and turning south into Franklin Square, and Mrs. Pearl M. Statkus of 27 Collins street. driving an automobile owned by Nicholas Statkus of the same address. was entering Park street from Main street. The Stat kus car struck the other car, dam aging it. and Ms Statkus agreed to settle for the necessary repairs.
 Officer Kranzit found no cause for DOllCe atllOl. ne 1epOI t'u tHdt 'ii' Statkus car seemed to skid on the wet pavement when the driver ap- piled the brakes.
 Max I. Abrams of 50 Stewart street, was driving a sedan south on Main street Saturda at moderate rate of speed and when he tried 10 get out of the trolley tracks, his car skidded on the wet pavement and struck two parked cars in front of the Palace theater
 Seconda Ravzza of G6 Brook street owned one of the cars which wps damaged about the left front fender and sub cap. The other ma chine was a truck owned by T. J. of 36S Coleman street, and in charge of Thom- as Heath Of A Wilcox street. If was damaged about the left rear fender and the body in the rear. Officer Delbert Neley reported no cause for police action.
 A minor collision occurred on Broad street about S:45 Saturday night, between a truck owned by $. Daniels of 76 West street and driv- an by Joseph Hayes Of the same and touring car owned