A NORTH Vancouver man

-who towed a group of in-line
Skaters. with his car
caused injury to his son, was
fined $200 on Aug. 2 for care-
less driving.

By Anna Marie D'Angelo
News Reporter

Frederick David Gooding. 53,
pleaded guilty to a 1educed charge.

He was originally charged with
“= dangerous driving in. connection
“- with the June 24, 1994, incident in
”’ the .700- block of Roslyn Boulevard
“in Deep Cove.

Crown. lawyer Ron Kockx said
“Gooding, was Ariving by a home
where a birthday party: was in
‘progress. °

He said a proup of. youngsters,:

age ! i and 12, were playing i in-line

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Father fined for careless driving

As. Gooding drove by about

' four of the kids, who weren't wear-

ing helmets, grabbed hold of the
back and side of the vehicle, said
Kockx.

“Mr. Gooding would slow the
vehicle, “apply. the brakes and
speed up,” said Kockx,: !

The Crown lawyer!
Gooding did this three. or four
times,

Kockx said Gooding's son, one
of the children ‘pulled by the vehi-

said ,

“slight odor of Hquor™ from
Gooding when they were called to
investigate,

A North Vancouver RCMP (raf--

fic section spokesman later told the
News that Gooding was suspended
from driving for 24 hours. Police
used a section af the Motor Vehicle
Act (MVA) forthe suspension.
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-... Koekx ‘said. police ‘noted a

ate a car is affected by alcohol.

Gooding’s .' lawyer, Russ
Chamberlain. said his client, a
father of four children, had noth-.,
ing “untoward in his driving
record. :

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court Judge Doug Moss fitted |
Gooding without’ comment.

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cle, fell to. the pavement; and the
car “may have rolled over his arm,”
The youngster suffered a con-

have permanent injuries,” said
Kockx. The boy was Aoken to hos-

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