State v. Calhoun

The alleged violation of § 14-237 of the General Statutes occurred at about noon on June 14, 1961, in the town of Newington on route 5, which was divided into two roadways by an esplanade. The defendant knew that this was a divided highway. At the time in question, he had been proceeding south at a point approximately opposite the Connecticut Light and Power Company, which was his destination. He had come to a stop in obedience to a traffic light. When a change of lights permitted, he turned left onto a crossover between the northbound and southbound roadways. He did so in the mistaken belief…