Peterson v. District of Columbia

HOOD, Associate Judge.

Appellant was convicted of two traffic offenses, namely, “colliding” 1 and “leaving after colliding.” 2 He asserts that the evidence was not sufficient to support either conviction.

The evidence was that at about two hours after midnight an automobile owned by one Margaret Middleton collided with an automobile parked in front of its owner’s home; that the only occupant of the striking vehicle was the driver, a man, and immediately after the collision he abandoned the automobile and ran away. Two neighbors of the owner of the parked vehicle heard the noise of the collision…