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New York’s highest judicial panel has sent back to a trial court the case of a Syracuse motorist who fatally struck a pedestrian, ruling that a judge improperly instructed jurors to consider whether the driver’s claim that he was blinded by the setting sun constituted an emergency—a decision that could have serious implications for the motorist and his car insurance company.

The driver in the case, Derek Klink, had just left work at about 4:05 p.m. on Feb. 29, 2000, when he fatally struck Irene Lifson near the office complex where they both worked.

According to court documents, there was “no evidence that Lifson darted out in front of Klink’s car, or that Klink was traveling at an excessive rate of speed.”

Lifson was struck crossing the street at a point that was not a marked crosswalk but was commonly used by office workers walking to and from a nearby parking garage, according to court documents.

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2013 BMW 3-Series spy shots The 2013 BMW 3-Series is in the final stages of development as the car is set for a world debut next month at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, with a showroom appearance expected to follow shortly after.

Here we see several prototypes for the standard sedan model doing some high-speed testing at the Nurburgring race track in Germany.

The usual coupe and convertible models should follow in the 2014 model year and for the first time BMW plans to launch a new 3-Series GT, which it turns out will complement the 3-Series Touring wagon. continue

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