People v. Irish

Defendant was convicted of violating subdivision 3 of section 290 of the Highway Law (added by Laws of 1910, chap. 374, as amd. by Laws of 1926, chap. 732) and fined fifteen dollars and his license revoked in the Police Court of Niagara Falls. He appeals on the ground that the evidence fails to show a violation of the statute.

That part of the statute applicable to the case reads as follows: “Any person operating a motor vehicle who, knowing that injury has been caused to a person, due to the culpability of the person operating such motor vehicle, or to accident, leaves the place of said…