People v. Chin

OPINION OF THE COURT

Albert A. Rubin, J.

Can a person steering an inoperable vehicle that is being towed be in violation of section 319 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law?

The facts are not in dispute. On October 10, 1977 Patrolman Lawrence Olsen was assigned to cover an automobile accident which had occurred at the intersection of Sunrise Highway and North Village Avenue. When he arrived there he found two Cadillacs in the roadway and a van-type truck at curbside. Both Cadillacs were owned by the D & G Fast Freight, Inc. *628The first Cadillac (car 1) was towing the second Cadillac which Patrolman…