People v. Bisig

The defendant, an ambulance driver, is charged with operating his ambulance 75 miles per hour in a 50-mile-per-hour zone in violation of section 1180 (subd' [b], par. 2) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. He defends this charge upon the ground that section 1104 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law authorizes an emergency vehicle to exceed the speed limit when responding- to an emergency call. ; ■

Section 1104 provides so far as is applicable as follows :> (b) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle may:' * * * 3. Exceed the maximum speed limits so long as he does not endanger life or property-”..…