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Title: People v. Myers
Author : Colorado Supreme Court
Release Date : January 27, 1979
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 50 KB

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Trial was to a jury. The evidence presented showed that in the early morning hours of February 22, 1976, defendant drove his pickup truck into the on-coming traffic lane, striking a Volvo automobile head-on. Expert testimony established defendants speed at approximately sixty-five miles per hour prior to impact. The expert further testified that the force of the collision pushed the Volvo backwards approximately thirty feet. Defendant was given a blood alcohol test which registered at a level of .237. The prosecutions toxicologist testified that at this blood alcohol level the defendants ability to drive would be severely curtailed.