State of Minnesota v. Brittny Nicole Ziegler

OPINION

LARKIN, Judge.

Appellant challenges her convictions of criminal vehicular operation and reckless driving. She argues that the admission of data collected from a sensing and diagnostic module in her vehicle violated her right to confrontation under the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Because the data are not testimonial statements within the meaning of the Confrontation Clause, we affirm.

FACTS

Appellant Brittny Nicole Ziegler was driving eastbound on Highway 14, a two-lane road in Olmsted County. A Ford Focus passed Ziegler’s vehicle and then passed another vehicle in…