State v. Hill

Gaiíeield, J.

A jury found defendant, Robert Hill, age 16, guilty of reckless driving as defined by section 321.283, Code, 1946. The crime consists of driving “any vehicle in such manner as to indicate either a willful or a wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.” Defendant was fined $100 and has appealed to this court.

The prosecution is based on defendant’s operation of his father’s 1940 Ford V-8 car on the night of January 10, 1947, on “blacktop” primary Highway 291 between the small town of Low Moor and Low Moor Corners where 291, from the south, meets east-and-west TJ. S.…