Commonwealth v. Kutzel

OPINION BY

WECHT, J.:

Eric Kutzel (“Appellant”) appeals from his January 3, 2012 judgment of sentence. After careful review, we vacate that judgment.

Around 3 p.m., on May 1, 2010, while crossing the street via a pedestrian crosswalk at the intersection of Merrimac Street and Virginia Avenue in the City of Pittsburgh, M.K., a nine-year-old boy, was struck by Appellant’s car. Notes of Testimony (“N.T.”), 1/3/2012, at 6-8, 12, 14. While driving on Virginia Avenue, Appellant turned1 onto Merrimac Street with a green traffic signal, striking M.K. N.T. at 8-9. M.K’s tooth was broken and his nose was…