Folino v. Young

*534OPINION

McDermott, justice.*

In the early afternoon hours of December 15, 1980, the appellant, Howard Young, was operating a vehicle in a southerly direction on U.S. Route 22, in Maidencreek Township, Berks County. As he entered a left-hand curve, his vehicle crossed over into the right-hand northbound lane and thus collided with appellee’s, north-bound vehicle. A passenger in Mr. Young’s automobile died in the collision. Mr. Young was subsequently charged and found guilty, by a jury, of driving at an unsafe speed1 and homicide by vehicle.2

Appellees later instituted a civil action, by way of…