City of Hartford v. Godfrey

Defendant Scott J. Godfrey appeals his conviction for failure to yield the right of way to a pedestrian contrary to sec. 346.23, Stats. The sole issue before us is whether a pedestrian has the right of way to enter an intersection when the pedestrian signal in dicates “Don’t Walk” although the green light is still on.

The facts are not in dispute. The defendant was driving south on Main Street in Hartford, Wisconsin at approximately 12:50 in the afternoon on December 23, 1976. He entered the intersection of Main and East Sumner and stopped to allow vehicles northbound on Main Street to pass…