South Yorkshire Times — Friday, 14 September 1934
Court Sequel to Conisborough Accident
An accident at Conisboro’ on July 15th had a sequel at Doncaster on Tuesday, when Alfred Woods, manager, of Dinnington, and Harry Blow, grocer, of Sheffield, were each charged with having driven in a dangerous manner or without due care and attention. Mr. I. Mitchell (Sheffield) appeared for Blow, and Mr. C. R. Marshall (Doncaster) defended Woods.
Inspector Wolfe said that at 8-30 p.m. on July 15th, Lily Weaver, general servant, 87, Whinney Hill, was cycling with her brother and sister towards Sheffield, in Sheffield Road, Conisboro’. The cyclists were in single file, about three yards apart.
Near Mount Pleasant, Weaver saw two youths waving Woods’ car back on to the road from an entry. The car stopped, but as Weaver was passing it Blow’s car came from behind, without warning, crashed into the girl’s machine, and knocked her into the bottom of the hedge by the side of the road. The girl was not seriously injured. The two defendants blamed each other for the accident, so both had been brought to court.
Lily Weaver bore out this statement and added that she suffered severe bruising and shock. Her cycle was completely wrecked.
Woods’ defence was that he stopped to let the cyclists pass and Blow should have kept behind the cyclists.
Blow’s evidence was that Woods’ car was fully out into the roadway. He came out sideways without giving warning, when he (Blow) was only a few yards away.
The case against Blow was dismissed and Woods was fined 40s.