Motorist Fined $l200 (Press, 7 December 1984)
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Summary: Motorist Fined $l200 (Press, 7 December 1984)
On 6 December 1984, Neil David Patterson, a 17-year-old apprentice panel beater, was fined $1,200 and disqualified from driving for 18 months after causing the death of cyclist Peter John Seward in a tragic accident. The incident occurred on Clyde Road at 12.30 a.m. on 26 August 1984, when Patterson, distracted by a parachute he was towing and looking in the rear vision mirror, veered into the opposite lane and collided with Seward. Patterson failed to stop at the scene, leaving Seward in the road, and only learned of the seriousness of the incident later from friends. Seward died from severe head injuries on 2 September 1984. In court, Patterson expressed that he had acted out of confusion and fear at the time of the incident. His lawyer mentioned the stress Patterson faced due to his father's critical illness, and noted that Patterson later sought out Seward's family to apologise. In other court matters, Geoffrey Allan Falvey, 28, was fined $500 after being convicted for cultivating 30 cannabis plants at his home on 8 November. The judge acknowledged the seriousness of drug offences as Falvey explained he grew the cannabis for his personal use to save money. Fiona Mary Emslie, 22, was remanded in custody until 13 December on a charge of robbing a woman of a denim shoulder bag and its contents valued at $40, which occurred on 24 November. Meanwhile, Grant Page, 27, was found with 40 cannabis plants growing erratically in his back garden. On 3 December, he admitted to the police that he had thrown seeds into the garden and tended to them, which matched the disorganised growth of the plants. Page was remanded on bail of $750 to 19 December for a probation report and sentencing. Lastly, 19-year-old Toni Ariel Rogers appeared in court facing ten fraud charges and one charge of attempted fraud for allegedly obtaining property worth $10,000 using a stolen Diners Club card between 26 and 28 November. He was remanded in custody until 13 December. At the time of his arrest in Christchurch, Rogers, a transvestite, was attempting to buy air tickets to Australia with plans to travel to Egypt.
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