NOT GUILTY VERDICT IN UNLAWFUL PASSING TRIAL
Washington, Polk County, Iowa. On February 26, 2021 a magistrate judge found our client not guilty following a bench trial for unsafe passing of a snow plow on a two-lane highway. We established that the snow plow does not yield at a stop sign, but rather slowly pulls out onto the highway at 10 mph. Our client is 100 feet from the intersection traveling 45 mph. There is no choice but to pass the snow plow on the left to avoid a rear-end collision. The pass is nearly complete when the snow plow attempts a left-hand turn 200 feet ahead. […]
