State v. Peterson

Rogosheske, Justice.

Defendant was charged with criminal negligence in the operation of a motor vehicle under Minn. St. 169.11, and he appeals from the judgment of conviction entered after a jury verdict of guilty.

One of defendant’s companions, who was a passenger in his automobile, met death when defendant failed to negotiate a curve on U. S. Highway No. 16 some 10 miles east of Austin, Minnesota. This highway runs east and west, and the curve, which runs northerly at less than 90 degrees, was necessary in order to bypass a construction area which began at this point. Highway markings gave…