Commonwealth v. Thompson
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Per curiam
Appellant was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol and recklessly endangering another. The charges arose out of an accident which occurred on May 5, 1977 in Williamsport.
Thompson described the accident as resulting from a dip in the highway causing his car to “bottom out” and subsequently lose control. Witnesses to the accident alter appellant’s story only to the extent that the automobile bottomed out not because of a dip in the road—though a dip was present—but because of the excessive speed at which the vehicle was driven.
•Appellant suffered numerous injuries. Thompson’s…
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- Commonwealth v. HarperSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
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