New Britain herald., 1929-06-12
WASN'T AT WHEEL, !"
 BLAMED FOR CRASH
Inturisi Says He Yis Teaching
 Flhd to Drive

Charged with violation of the rules of the road by failing to dsnal that he was about to make . left turn. Samuel Inturisi. .5. of 3ll Wash- ington street sprang . surprise in police court today when he asserted that he was not driving the car but was teaching his father to handle the wheel. Officer James M. McCue testified that Inturisi told him he was driving but Inturisi denied hav- ing said 50. Joseph Pape of Ill Ellis street. who witnessed the col- Iision which resulted in the arrest. said Inturisi was not driving. while Joseph Williams. .s, of 31 Fair street, New Haven. who was driving . car which figured in the collision. thought Inturisi was driving.
 Judge Stanley J. Traceski. who heard the case. said there was suf- ficient doubt to warrant . discharge and he ordered 1t. whereupor Wil- Hams, who was charge with driving without an operators license and violating the rules Of the road, was also discharged on recommendation of Prosecuting Attorney Woods
 Inturisi was driving east on West Main street and Williams was about IS feet behind him driving in the same direction. Inturisi turned left into Russell street and Williams, claiming not to have seen any signal. could not avoid . collision. Asked if he was positive that no aignal had been given, Williams replied af- frmatively and the case appeared .o have been proven when Inturisi cleared himself. The accident hap pened. about 3:e0 yesterday after- noon.
 Speeds At Intersection
 David Luryea of 6s Hartford av- enue pleaded not guilty to the charge of speeding but after hearing the testimony of Motorcycle Officer Louis E. Harper he changed his plea to guilty and was fined tlo and costs on recommendation of Prose- cutting Attorney Woods.
 Officer Harper testified that . truck owned by the Star Cleaning Co. and driven by Luryea crosaed Allen and Stanley streets at the rate of 35 miles an hour at S:1o p. m. yesterday. Luryea increased the speed to 3S miles an hour before being overtaken south of No. ire station and was found without the certificate If registration for the truck.
 Attorney Yale Sable. representing Luryea. asked Officer Harper where he started 10 clock the truck and the officer replied that he first no- ticed the speed short dista1ce north of Allen street. Asked If there was car in sight which caused the truck to slow down the officer said he did not see one.
 Asked if he was positive that | speed of 35 miles an hour was maintained while crossing Allen and Stanley streets the officer replied 1f- f1rmatively, and Attorney Sable, after comforting with Luryea, changed the plea.
 New Haven Driver Fined
 Louis Sidolt, 1s. of 157 Lake street. New Haven. pleaded not guilty to the charge of speeding but was found guilty and fined $1o and costs.
 Motorcycle Officer W. P. Hayes testified that he followed a truck driven by Sidoli on South Main street from Willow Broow park to the high school at the rate of 70 miles an hour at $40 yesterday morning. sidoli had nothing to say.
 Ross A. Shepardson. s. of s.7 lake avenue, Newton Highlan1 1s, Mass. pleaded guilty to the charge of speeding and was fined 31n and costs. Motorcycle Officer w. P. Hayes testified that he made the ar- rest at 1920 yesterday after follow ing Shepardson south on south Main street as far as Willow Brook park at the rate of ~ miles an honr. Shepardson said he drives e5."00 miles a year and was never arrested before. He is lumber salesman.
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