People v. Scalzi

— Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Ulster County (Vogt, J.), rendered June 20, 1983, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of criminally negligent homicide (one count) and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (two counts). 11 Defendant was involved in an automobile accident on the New York State Thruway shortly after 4:00 a.m. on September 18, 1982. The car that he was driving left the driving lane and crashed into the rear of a disabled car owned by Joseph Comas, which was off the roadway with its emergency flashers on. The impact of the…