People v. Mancinelli

JUSTICE WILLIAM A. LEWIS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant appeals from convictions by a Clinton County jury for reckless homicide (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 9 — 3) and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 95V2, par. 11-601).

On September 29, 1989, defendant and his brother, William Man-cinelli, drove their motorcycles from Centralia, Illinois, to Bartelso, Illinois, to attend a computer club meeting. Upon arriving, they purchased a six pack of beer from a tavern across the street. They each drank three beers while working on computer…