MARTIN, Judge.
By her first assignment of error, plaintiff contends that Trooper Booth's opinion as to the speed of Coley's motorcycle should have been excluded because it was not based upon his personal observation of the events in question. We agree.
It has long been the rule in North Carolina that "one who did not see a vehicle in motion will not be permitted to give an opinion as to its speed." Tyndall v. Hines Co., 226 N.C. 620, 623, 39 S.E.2d...
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