Evening star., 1949-09-27
Permit of DrWer, Jailed 30 Days
For Speeding so MPH, Revoked

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Had Escaped Serving
Time for II Earlier
Traffic Violations
The driving permit of Ralph J..
Burroughs. %, jailed 80 days for
speeding, has been revoked, it was
learned today.
The Board of Revelations and
Restorations acted on the case
yesterday, along with a number Of
similar cases brought before it by
police recently.
Burroughs had escaped jail for
traffic violations on II previous
occasions since 1916, before Judge
Milton S. Kronheim. jr.. gave him
straight time last Friday for
speeding up to 60 miles an hour
over q long stretch Of city streets
the night of September 6.
Speaking for the Revelations
Board. Mrs. Mary Silver, chair
man, reported yesterday that the
matter Of Burroughs permit was
reported to the board by police on
September II. Twice previously
police reports led to suspension of
his driving privileges, but both
times the board later restored
them.
Mrs. Silver said the mans
previous record weighed heavily in
the revocation order Of yesterday.
First Four Not Reported.
She explained there has been
nothing unusual" in the boards
handling Of the case all along.
The first four offenses appear
ing on Burroughs police record
were not reported to the Revoca-
tions Board. since all were COM
mitted in 1916. according to the
chairman. Up to 1947, police were
not required to report traffic
violators to the board. Mrs. Silver
said.
Board records further showed
the first report on Burroughs was
received in March, 1947, just after
he had forfeited collateral on a
charge Of failing to report an
accident. At that time the board
ordered the first suspension. which
he appealed unsuccessfully.
A prime basis for the appeal,
according to Mrs. Silver. was that
Burroughs needed the permit to
keep his job as a plumber. While
still enjoying his driving privileges.
pending decision on his appeal,
Burroughs record was swelled by
two more traffic violations. Mrs.
Silver said the board weighed
these two charges as well in con-
sidering the appeal and finally
sustained the suspension order
two months later. His permit was
restored in January. 194S.
Warned Next Time.
Next board action was taken
three months later. when Bur-
roughs forfeited $40 collateral on
q charge Of speeding 80 miles an
hour in 30-mile zone. The board
gave him q warning. Mrs. Silver
said, adding that, in most cases,
the boards attention is not di-
rected to excessive speeds Of that
amount.
The next entry on Burroughs
record was made in September,
1948, when. after forfeiting $40
collateral for following another
car too close, his permit was sus-
pended by the board in December,
despite his plea Of job needs, and
he was ordered to attend traf1ic
school.
He completed his trafiic school
course with q IS per cent grade on
February II. and two days later
his permit was restored. Aside
from forfeiting IS collateral on q
charge Of passing through q stop
sign last July he had no further
brush with police. court or board
until the September 7 speed
charge.
Police Must Report.
She added that police must re-
port to the Revocation Board all
speed arrests, violations involving
vehicles in motion "or anything
else that indicates the person Is
an unsafe driver"
Mrs. Silver explained further
that under board policy permits
are revoked after two suspensions.