<p>WUAKU J.A.: The appellant was arraigned before the District Court, Grade I, Kumasi on a charge of careless driving and five other charges for negligently causing harm. The appellant pleaded not guilty to the charges; he was tried and found guilty; his appeal to the High Court, Kumasi was summarily dismissed and now appeals to this court.</p><p>The prosecution’s case was that on 7 December 1985 on the Kumasi-Obuasi motor road the appellant drove a motor vehicle No. W. R. A. 1482, a Benz van, without due care and attention whereby in his attempt to overtake a leading vehicle No. GK4145, the appellant knocked and forced the said motor vehicle No. GK 4145 off the road; it landed in a ditch, causing damage to the said vehicle and injuries to the passengers on the said vehicle.</p><p>The first prosecution witness said that he was on his way from Kumasi to Dunkwa and on the way he noticed that a vehicle behind him was trying to overtake him. Suddenly he heard an impact on his vehicle by the appellant’s ve…</p>