Commonwealth v. Drew

The defendant appeals from his convictions on complaints charging him with speeding, G. L. c. 90, § 17, as amended through St. 1975, c. 494, § 7, and vehicular homicide, G. L. c. 90, § 24G, inserted by St. 1976, c. 227. He raises two issues: (1) whether the complaints must be dismissed because of the alleged failure of the police to comply with the procedural requirements of G. L. c. 90C, § 2, and (2) whether the evidence was sufficient to prove that the victim died as a result of the injuries caused by the defendant. We affirm the judgments.

At about 9:30 p.m., on November 10, 1977, one…