Reeves v. City of Montgomery

Appellant, Robert Cabell Reeves, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in violation of § 32-5A-191, Code of Alabama 1975, on November 12, 1983. A Montgomery County jury found appellant guilty as charged on March 1, 1984, and he was sentenced to six months in the county jail, which was suspended, and fined $250.

On November 14, 1984, Sharon L. Wallace was on her way home from a movie when she stopped for a red light at the intersection of the Southern Bypass and Wallace Drive. As Ms. Wallace was watching her rear view mirror, a silver truck collided with the rear of her car.…