State v. Park

CROCKETT, Justice.

Upon a trial to the court without a jury, defendant, Larenzo Eugean Park, was convicted of negligent homicide for having struck and killed Milton Clyde McMillan with his automobile. On appeal the defendant’s principal point is that the evidence does not sustain the conviction.

The statute upon which the conviction is based, Section 41-6-43.10, U.C.A.1953, provides that one who causes death by driving a motor vehicle in “reckless disregard of the safety of others” shall be guilty of negligent homicide.

The term “reckless disregard of the safety of others” of course implies a…