Commonwealth v. Rich

OPINION BY

SHOGAN, J.:

This case arose out of an automobile accident involving Appellee, Steven Van Smith S. Rich, in Cumberland County on May 23, 2015. The accident resulted in the death of a bystander, who came to the aid of the accident victims and was killed when struck by a passing tractor-trailer. Appellant, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (“Commonwealth”), has appealed from a pretrial order excluding evidence. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

The trial court summarized the facts of the case, 1 as follows:

Around midnight on May 23, 2015, [Appellee] was driving on State Route 114, a…