People v. Bishop

Defendant moves to dismiss the information or in the alternative, for a bill of particulars.

Defendant is charged with leaving the scene of an accident in violation of section 600 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. The information was sworn to by Detective Donald J. Rotts who alleged, in part — “ Source of this information and grounds for its belief being an oral conversation had by your deponent with Ptl. T. Bourie, #1511, S.C.P.D. on 5/10/70 in which he stated, ‘ I responded to an accident at Rt. 25-A, Smithtown and found Thomas Sullivan has been struck by an unknown vehicle, said unknown…