People v. Mullady

OPINION OF THE COURT

Denis R. Hurley, J.

INTRODUCTION

On September 16, 1989, two cars collided at a location in Suffolk County, with the occupants of one of the vehicles being seriously injured. The occupant of the other vehicle is the defendant in the present case. Under the captioned indictment, he was charged with leaving the scene of that accident as a felony pursuant to count 1, and driving while intoxicated as a misdemeanor pursuant to count 2. After a jury trial before this court, the verdict was as follows: (a) guilty, count 1, as charged in the indictment; (b) not guilty, count 2, as…