People v. Hasprey

Docket No. 88703–Agenda 11–September 2000.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v.

KEITH V. HASPREY, Appellant.

Opinion filed November 22, 2000.

Defendant, Keith V. Hasprey, was convicted in the circuit court of Logan County of reckless driving. The appellate court affirmed his conviction and sentence (308 Ill. App. 3d 841), and we granted leave to appeal (177 Ill. 2d R. 315).

BACKGROUND

On May 10, 1998, while driving in Lincoln, Illinois, defendant attempted to pass a pickup truck on a two-lane road. As he was passing, the truck edged over toward defendant and made contact with his…