State v. Murray

The appellant appeals his conviction for failure to render aid at an automobile accident involving death and his conviction for failure to maintain control of his automobile. The appellant assigns ten grounds as error. For the reasons stated herein we reverse and remand for a new trial.

I

On the evening of June 15, 2004, the appellant, Brian Daniel Murray, was driving home from a friend’s house in McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania. As he neared his home in Morgan County, West Virginia, at approximately 9:30 p.m., appellant’s vehicle collided with a bicycle ridden by Justin McAnulty, who was eighteen…