Brannon v. Commonwealth

ROBERT P. FRANK, Judge.

Gary Dwight Brannon, appellant, was convicted, in a bench trial, of leaving the scene of an accident involving personal injury, in violation of Code § 46.2-894. On appeal, he contends the trial court erred in finding the evidence was sufficient to convict. For the reasons stated, we reverse appellant’s conviction.

BACKGROUND

On October 24, 2006, B.H. was driving to work on Nine Mile Road in Richmond. Appellant, driving a pickup truck, sideswiped two parked cars and then rear-ended B.H.’s car. B.H. was driving about twenty-five miles per hour when she felt her car being…