People v. Vitale

Respondent, John Vitale, was charged, tried and convicted by the circuit court of Cook County, in South Holland, Illinois, of the offense of failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident, in violation of section 11—601 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 95½, par. 11—601.) Subsequently, a petition for adjudication of respondent’s wardship was filed in the juvenile division of the circuit court of Cook County, alleging that respondent was delinquent because he committed involuntary manslaughter arising from his reckless misconduct in the operation of a motor vehicle which…