People v. Smith

Defendant is charged with reckless endangerment in the second degree in violation of section 120.20 of the Penal Law. The complainant testified that he was walking across North Main Street in Spring Valley, New York, and that the defendant drove a vehicle in his direction and at an excessive rate of speed and veered off the main part of the road in an alleged pursuit in the direction that the complainant was walking. The complainant also alleged that the defendant’s speed increased 15 to 20 miles per hour subsequent to his being in a position where he could be observed by the defendant…