Commonwealth v. Williams

WICKERSHAM, Judge:

On March 12, 1979, appellant, Kevin Williams, was found guilty by a district magistrate court of failing to stop for a steady red signal in violation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3112(a)(3)(i). The district magistrate court imposed a fine in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) plus costs. Appellant appealed the case to the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County, where, on May 14, 1979, this case was heard de novo. 1

The testimony at the trial de novo established that on February 6, 1979, at approximately 8:40 a.m., Richard Lu-tack was driving his car through an intersection in…