Yes! As odd as it sounds, a lady was as soon as condemned of speeding for going 45 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone.
According to the December 7th, 1953 problem of the Daily Kennebec Journal, the lady had actually been associated with a November crash in a 45 mile per hour zone on Augusta’s North Belfast Avenue.
On the night of November 23rd, 1953, 19 years of age Andrea Ward, of Belfast, was driving the 5th car to end up being associated with the mishap.
Based on what is stated in the news article, Miss Ward had actually struck a wrecker that had actually been reversing with a harmed car in tow. During her trial Captain Archie L. Humphrey stated that the wrecker was “all illuminated” and Miss Ward need to have seen it.
Ward stated she did not see the wrecker due to the fact that she had her lights dimmed due to the rain. In court, she described that she had actually seen a “black item in the roadway”.
Several witnesses did state that it was drizzling and the roadways were slippery that night.
So, what was she condemned? The court discovered that, although the speed limitation was 45 miles per hour, she needs to have been driving slower due to the fact that of the climate condition.
According to the Driving Laws site, Maine motorists need to be driving at a:
cautious and sensible speed not higher than is sensible and appropriate having due regard to the traffic, surface area and width of the method and of other conditions then existing.
So, what was Andrea Ward’s charge? She was expected to pay a $15 fine, however rather she paid $20 in bail and was to go back to court in February of 1954. After a stressful web search, we have actually not had the ability to discover any extra recommendations to the case.
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