People v. Stergar

Defendant Kelly Stergar appeals from an order denying her petition, brought under section 72 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 110, par. 72), to vacate a plea of guilty to a traffic offense.

On October 28, 1977, defendant was issued a Uniform Traffic Citation and Complaint charging her with having “Left Scene of Property Damage Acc.” in violation of section 11 — 404 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 95%, par. 11 — 404). She was permitted to enter a plea of guilty by mail and judgment was entered on November 16,1977. No appeal or post-trial motions were…