Nuyt v. Director of Revenue, State of Missouri

KAROHL, Judge.

Petitioner appeals suspension of his driver’s license pursuant to § 577.041 RSMo Cum Supp.1990. The one year suspension was upheld in the circuit court. We affirm.

On June 22,1990, petitioner, Terry Nuyt, backed out of his parking place in front of a tavern. He struck an automobile stopped behind his truck. The passenger in the automobile left the scene to call the police. Petitioner then reparked his truck.

Between five and thirty minutes after the accident, Officer Hunt arrived. He found petitioner sitting in his truck. As Officer Hunt began discussing the accident with…