This Day in History: 1946-06-16
The alert persistence of a witness to a hit-and-run accident resulted in the identification of the driver. In Tuxedo, New York, H. C. Sonne was driving north on Route 17 when a car shot across the road struck his car in the left side causing extensive damage. When the other driver did not stop a witness at a filling station across the street gave chase until it stopped at another gas station in Ramapo. By the time the police arrived he had gone but his license number had been noted and he was traced to his New York City address and given a summons. He was scheduled to appear in court on Monday, June 24th. The Sonne car was so badly damaged that it had to be towed away. The driver, Mardinia S. Soukisian of 51 West 100th St. in Manhattan was fined $25 and $2 costs when the case came up on June 24th. (Bristow)