Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Wisneski

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 29, 2011PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Justice EAKIN.

Sean Pearce was bicycling along a road when he collided with a construction barrel and fell onto the road. At least two vehicles, one driven by appellee, subsequently struck him, and his injuries proved fatal. Appellee later admitted driving along the road when, initially thinking he hit a speed bump, he looked in his mirror and saw a body in the road. Appellee did not stop at the scene or alert police. The Commonwealth charged appellee with failure to stop at an accident, failure to comply with a duty to give information and render aid, and failure to immediately notify…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In Re Milton Hershey SchoolSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  2. Commonwealth v. PattonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  3. Commonwealth v. PaterickSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Com. v. WisneskiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  5. Commonwealth v. WisneskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2010

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GrowSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  2. Commonwealth v. LowrySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  3. Com. v. Anderson, D.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
  4. Com. v. Kuch, R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  5. Com. v. Schorr, T.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014

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