People v. Steinbeck

Opinion by

Judge GRAHAM.

Defendant, Charles Grimm Steinbeck, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of one count of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in the victim's death. He also appeals the restitution component of his sentence. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The charge in this case arises out of an incident in which defendant drove his car into his garage and hit the victim, who was sitting on a step at the back wall of the garage. After hitting the victim, defendant waited two hours to call 911. The victim died of injuries sustained…