State v. Setter

COVINGTON, Judge.

This is an appeal by defendant Jerome E. Setter from his conviction of the crime of involuntary manslaughter § 565.024.2, RSMo 1986.

Setter was the driver of a pickup truck which was involved in an accident on May 9, 1985, sometime after 1:00 a.m. Officer Jarrett Jones arrived at the scene of the accident near 51st Street and Noland Road in Independence at approximately 1:35 a.m. The driver of another pickup truck with which Setter’s vehicle collided died from injuries suffered in the crash. Setter was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City. At the direction of Officer…