People v. Lucas

*955OPINION OF THE COURT

Ralph T. Gazzillo, J.

After a collision between his vehicle and another, the defendant was accused of the misdemeanor operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol in violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1192 (3). While a number of issues were combined for a hearing and determination, they were resolved in one, omnibus, decision. The instant decision addresses but one issue, viz., the admissibility of a statement that he made whereby he admitted the consumption of an alcoholic beverage, specifically, that he had "had a couple of Colt 45V\ That prearrest…