Village of Schaumburg v. Pedersen

Defendant Phillip A. Pedersen was found guilty of violating a municipal ordinance by driving 62 miles an hour in a 45-mile-per-hour zone, and he was fined *20 and assessed costs of *5. The issues presented for review are whether the court erred in refusing to let defendant testify as to his opinion concerning the visibility from one car to another on a particular stretch of road; whether the evidence failed to establish the accuracy of the police officer’s speedometer used to determine the speed of defendant’s car; and whether the finding of guilt was against the manifest weight of the evidence.

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