State v. King

At the oral argument of this case counsel for the State with commendable candor expressed doubt whether the respondent could be convicted of the crime of unreasonable speed under a complaint charging grossly negligent and grossly careless operation of a motor vehicle. The statute prohibiting grossly careless operation of a motor vehicle reads as follows: “262:15-a [New] Grossly careless or grossly negligent operation. Whoever upon any way operates a motor vehicle in a grossly careless or grossly negligent manner which said operation does not constitute reckless operation of a motor vehicle…