she was riding down Hale Street
towards Merton, she noticed a white truck turning right onto Hale Street. The truck
was traveling about 30-35 mph as it turned. She watched the driver swing the vehicle
wide as he made the turn, causing the vehicle to cross over the center of the roadway
to the wrong side of the street. She testified that the driver was looking over his left
shoulder as he turned. Miss Bailey stated that the truck came into the lane of traffic
where she was riding and headed straight for her. As a result, the truck struck her
body and threw her from the bicycle onto the grassy area next to the curb.

       The driver exited the truck and asked her if she was OK. Shereplied that she
was hurt and asked that he summon her parents, who lived on the corner. The driver,
promising to get help, returned to his vehicle and drove away. He never returned to
the scene of the accident.

         Two neighbors witnessed the accident and went to Miss Bailey’s aid.
Someone called the police and the neighbors decided to follow the man in the truck.
As the truck went to the end of the street and turned onto Bingham, the driver began
throwing Budweiser beer cans out of the truck. The two men followed the truck for
several miles and wrote down the license number, but lost sight of the vehicle as they
tried to flag down a policeman.

         Miss