State v. Szalai

This case came on for further hearing on defendant’s motion to suppress. From the testimony of Sgt. Joseph Bemme, it is quite clear, and apparently undisputed, that he arrived at the scene of a minor accident, observing the defendant’s car off the roadway and on private property. Although he did not see the car being operated on the roadway, he did observe tire tracks leading off the road to the point to where the car was located. The defendant, Patricia Lee Szalai, told the officer that she was on her way home when she drove off the road. Her arrest occurred at approximately 3:15 a.m.

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