City of Seattle v. Tolliver

Drew Tolliver appeals the judgment and sentence entered upon his conviction by the court of drunk driving and driving with a suspended license. Seattle Traffic Code 11.56.020, 11.56.320. Because the trial court properly determined that Tolliver was driving his vehicle on a "way open to the public", we affirm.

At about 2:15 a.m. on March 22, 1980, Officer De Pola was driving southbound on 15th Avenue Northwest in Seattle when he received a radio report of a loud banging sound. As he approached Northwest 75th Street, he observed a white Cadillac in a parking lot on the northwest corner of the…