LOPEZ v. OHIO DEPT. OF TRANSP.

No. 87AP-36.

37 Ohio App. 3d 69 (1987)

LOPEZ, APPELLANT, v. OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, APPELLEE.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Franklin County.

Decided June 11, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Connelly, Soutar & Jackson, William M. Connelly and James D. Caruso, for appellant.

Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr., attorney general, and William McDonald, for appellee.


YOUNG, J.

Appellant Robert Lopez was a passenger in a car driven by John M. Gawle, Jr. when an accident occurred. Gawle testified that he was driving down State Route 579, a straight, level, country road at a speed of forty to fifty miles per hour at approximately 2:00 a.m. when a car approaching him veered head-on into his lane causing him to lose control. Gawle admitted to not having had much sleep within the two days prior to the accident and he also admitted to...

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