PEOPLE v. LUKA

No. 5-87-0846.

184 Ill. App.3d 84 (1989)

540 N.E.2d 14

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARK A. LUKA, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed June 13, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory Grigsby, State's Attorney, of Taylorville (Kenneth R. Boyle, Stephen E. Norris, and Thomas A. Dossett, all of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.

Michael K. Radloff, of Ryan, Cini & Bennett, of Mattoon, for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:

On July 23, 1987, the defendant, Mark Luka, drove a truck which collided with a truck driven by Earl Reese, who subsequently died of his injuries. On July 27, 1987, the State charged the defendant with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident in violation of section 11-601(a) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (the Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-601(a)). After the State...

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