State v. Fliehman

This is an appeal from a conviction for negligent homicide.

The collision occurred on the early morning of April 18, 1948, in Seattle at the intersection of Empire way and Beacon avenue, where marginal construction work, marked by carefully illuminated barricades, narrowed the four traffic lanes into the two center lanes for a distance of twenty-four feet. Curtis J. Sweeney was driving south on Empire way approaching Beacon avenue. Just as a northbound car passed him near the narrowed portion of the highway, appellant’s car, also northbound, whipped out from behind the passing car, crossed the…