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P. v. Peterson CA1/1
Opinion
Opinion
Dondero, J.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
On March 10, 2011, sometime after midnight, defendant was driving a Dodge Ram truck on Lakeshore Boulevard in Nice, the County of Lake. He swerved off the side of the road and lost control of his vehicle. The truck rolled over several times before it crashed into a parked Hyundai at Keeling Park in Nice. This collision damaged both vehicles and caused bodily injury to the occupants of the Hyundai, Lacy Brackett and Daniel Jenkins. Each occupant of the Hyundai required medical attention.
2 Defendant left the scene of the accident on a bicycle. Police determined the Dodge Ram truck was registered to defendant and they went to his residence that night. When confronted at his home, defendant first denied any involvement in an accident. He then admitted his complicity in the event. He also acknowledged he had been drinking before the collision. The police administered several tests to defendant at his home which he failed. A blood test was given to defendant five hours after the accident, which indicated a blood-alcohol reading of 0.09 percent.
DISCUSSION
After reviewing the record in this case, we find the evidence sufficient to sustain the convictions before…