State v. Durio

Appellant, Joanne Marie Durio, was charged and by a jury found guilty of careless and imprudent driving in violation of § 304.010, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S. Pursuant to this judgment, appellant was fined the sum of five dollars ($5.00). This is a direct appeal from that judgment and penalty.

The incident out of which this charge arose occurred on November 23, 1972. The appellant was driving east on U.S. Highway 50 in the vicinity of Warrens-burg, Missouri, in the right-hand lane'and at a moderate speed. With her were her uncle, John Schmiemier, seated next to her, and her father, Maurice F. Durio,…