State v. Nesteriak

Opinion

PETERS, J.

This case arises out of the operation of an emergency vehicle by the defendant, Stephen Nesteriak, an assistant fire chief, on his way to the site of a fire emergency. En route, the defendant drove the emergency vehicle with its emergency lights on and its siren in use. The dispositive issue is whether, without a finding that the defendant was driving at an unsafe speed or recklessly, he can be held criminally liable pursuant to General Statutes §§ 14-2321 and 14-2352 for swerving *649briefly into the lane of oncoming traffic across the double yellow line on the road. Contrary to…