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Editorial
August 2, 1935
The Independent
Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
Editorial demands capital punishment for drunken drivers causing fatalities in North Carolina, citing the death of Dr. George Edgar Newby killed by a drunk driver named Dunn on the highway between Tarboro and Rocky Mount.
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Kill Drunken Drivers Who Kill
WHEN the life of an able physician and surgeon and a good and useful citizen is snuffed out by the act of a drunken driver, it is time for the courts of North Carolina to make a grim resolve to show no quarter to the irresponsible breed who mix whisky and gasoline.
Dr. George Edgar Newby of Hertford was probably the victim of just such a drunken driver on the highway between Tarboro and Rocky Mount Sunday afternoon. Dr. Newby's car was side-swiped by another car, driven by a man named Dunn who was allegedly under the influence of liquor. Dr. Newby's ribs were broken and the splintered ends of his ribs driven into his lungs by the impact. He died upright in his seat.
This newspaper does not believe in capital punishment, but since capital punishment is the extreme penalty prescribed for murder in North Carolina, death by the electric chair or the lethal chamber should be meted out to every irresponsible dub who ventures upon one of our highways with his hands on the steering wheel of an instrument of death.
A drunk at the steering wheel of an automobile has in his hands an engine of death more deadly than a machine gun. And North Carolina must give these dangerous dubs the maximum penalty of the law. When the drunken motorist is involved in a fatal accident he should be treated as a common MURDERER.
WHEN the life of an able physician and surgeon and a good and useful citizen is snuffed out by the act of a drunken driver, it is time for the courts of North Carolina to make a grim resolve to show no quarter to the irresponsible breed who mix whisky and gasoline.
Dr. George Edgar Newby of Hertford was probably the victim of just such a drunken driver on the highway between Tarboro and Rocky Mount Sunday afternoon. Dr. Newby's car was side-swiped by another car, driven by a man named Dunn who was allegedly under the influence of liquor. Dr. Newby's ribs were broken and the splintered ends of his ribs driven into his lungs by the impact. He died upright in his seat.
This newspaper does not believe in capital punishment, but since capital punishment is the extreme penalty prescribed for murder in North Carolina, death by the electric chair or the lethal chamber should be meted out to every irresponsible dub who ventures upon one of our highways with his hands on the steering wheel of an instrument of death.
A drunk at the steering wheel of an automobile has in his hands an engine of death more deadly than a machine gun. And North Carolina must give these dangerous dubs the maximum penalty of the law. When the drunken motorist is involved in a fatal accident he should be treated as a common MURDERER.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Or Punishment
Temperance
What keywords are associated?
Drunken Drivers
Capital Punishment
North Carolina
Fatal Accidents
Murder
Temperance
Highway Safety
What entities or persons were involved?
Dr. George Edgar Newby
Hertford
North Carolina Courts
Dunn
Tarboro
Rocky Mount
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Capital Punishment For Drunken Drivers Who Cause Deaths
Stance / Tone
Strongly Advocating Maximum Legal Penalty Including Death For Fatal Drunken Driving
Key Figures
Dr. George Edgar Newby
Hertford
North Carolina Courts
Dunn
Tarboro
Rocky Mount
Key Arguments
Courts Should Show No Quarter To Drunken Drivers Who Mix Whisky And Gasoline
Dr. Newby Died From Injuries Caused By A Drunken Driver Named Dunn
Capital Punishment Should Apply To Drunken Drivers Causing Death, As It Is Murder
A Drunk Driver's Car Is Deadlier Than A Machine Gun
Treat Fatal Drunken Driving Accidents As Common Murder