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IN RE VITALE

No. 49326.

71 Ill.2d 229 (1978)

375 N.E.2d 87

In re JOHN M. VITALE, a Minor, Appellee. — (The People of the State of Illinois, Appellant.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed April 3, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Donald B. Mackay and Melbourne A. Noel, Jr., Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, and Lee T. Hettinger, Linda Ann Miller, and Gary W. Adair, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Lawrence G. Dirksen, of Olympia Fields (Gary F. Felicetti, of counsel), for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE DOOLEY delivered the opinion of the court:*

On November 20, 1974, an automobile operated by the minor respondent, John M. Vitale, struck two small children. One died almost immediately, and the other the following day. The investigating officer issued a traffic complaint charging respondent with failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident (Ill. Rev. Stat...

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