People v. Dever

Following a bench trial the defendant was found guilty of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and was fined $100 and costs. He contends that he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

On the evening of June 11, 1972, at an intersection controlled by traffic lights, defendant drove his automobile into the left front portion of a horse trailer being pulled by a pickup truck driven by Everett M. Cox. Defendant had approached the intersection from the north and Cox from the east, and Cox was in the process of making a left turn when the accident…