Mickey v. Ayers

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellants contend that the trial court committed reversible error in charging the jury on the “assured clear distance ahead” rule, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3361. Because we find appellants’ contention meritless, we affirm the lower court’s denial of appellants’ motion for new trial.

This case involves conflicting versions of a two-car, head-on collision that occurred on June 28, 1980, on Route 611, a winding road in Forks Township, Northampton County. Appellants, Mr. and Mrs. Mickey, allege that appellee, Mr. Ayers, driving north on the two-lane highway, went off the road to his right,…