People v. Duroncelay

Defendant was convicted by a jury of violating section 501 of the Vehicle Code which provides that one who drives an automobile while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and causes personal injury is guilty of a felony.

The accident happened at about 10 p. m. as defendant was driving his automobile in a westerly direction on Tosemite Avenue in Merced County. A boulevard stop sign for westbound traffic was located at the intersection where Yosemite Avenue terminated, and, directly across the intersection, there was a “reflectorized” warning sign on the bank of an irrigation ditch.…