People v. Luka

On July 23, 1987, the defendant, Mark Luka, drove a truck which collided with a truck driven by Earl Reese, who subsequently died of his injuries. On July 27, 1987, the State charged the defendant with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident in violation of section 11 — 601(a) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (the Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 95½, par. 11 — 601(a)). After the State rested its case at a bench trial before the circuit court of Christian County on December 10, 1987, the defendant moved for dismissal of the charge, asserting that the complaint was fatally deficient under…