People v. Strausberger

Defendant, Carl M. Strausberger, was charged with reckless homicide following an automobile accident which occurred on December 23, 1982. The circuit court of Kane County granted defendant’s motion to quash arrest and suppress evidence, and the State appeals, contending the court erred in refusing to admit into evidence the arresting officer’s police report of the accident.

Illinois State police officer Dennis Erickson was on duty at approximately 10 p.m. on December 23, 1982, when a passing motorist told him about an accident. Erickson proceeded to the scene. As he was about to get out of his…