Commonwealth v. Hartzell

BROSKY, Judge:

Appellant was convicted of homicide by vehicle 1 and the summary offense of failing to yield the right of way at a stop sign, 2 after an accident which resulted in the death of a passenger.

On November 16, 1977, appellant’s automobile collided with a car operated by Betty Schaffer. Ada Eckert, a passenger in the Schaffer vehicle, died from injuries resulting from the accident. 3

Appellant was sentenced on May 30, 1979.

The sentence of the court is the defendant pay the costs of prosecution and undergo an imprisonment for a period of not less than one and one-half years and not more…