People v. Padula

In People v. Padula, 197 A.D.2d 747, lv denied 82 N.Y.2d 928, the evidence demonstrated that after becoming intoxicated, defendant, disregarding traffic devices, drove his high-powered sports car at the excessive rate of speed - between 70 and 80 miles per hour in a posted 30 mile per hour zone - on a "high volume" street, and although urged by his passenger to stop, failed to brake or take any evasive action to avoid colliding with other vehicles in the intersection, was ruled sufficient to sustain his second degree murder conviction.