"Statutes which create crimes must be definite in specifying conduct which is condemned or prohibited. They must afford some comprehensible guide, rule or information as to what must be done and what must be avoided, to the end that the ordinary member of society may know how to comply with its requirements."

—is, "operation of an automobile under such circumstances as to show a reckless disregard of the consequences" (

In considering whether New York has struck an allowable balance between its right to legislate in a field that is so closely related to the basic function of government, and the duty to protect the innocent from being punished for crossing the line of wrongdoing without awareness, it is relevant to note that this legislation has been upheld as putting law-abiding people on …

The Court defined "unreasonably interferes" and "unreasonably endangers" to mean that the driver endangered another through the failure to exercise reasonable care, reasonable caution or the reasonable foresight of a reasonably prudent and careful person

Such negligence is defined as "disregard of the consequences which may ensue from the act, and indifference to the rights of others

The information must set out the acts constituting the crime with the same clarity as an indictment; it must state the offense and the act constituting the offense

The requirement that a criminal information must state the crime charged and particular acts constituting that crime is more than a technicality; it is a fundamental, basic principle of justice and fair dealing, as well as rule of law

The trial court could rationally conclude from the evidence that defendant "unreasonably interfere [d] with the free and proper use of the public highway" and unreasonably endangered the safety of those that were on the road at that time

It has long been recognized that reckless driving "calls for evidence showing something more than mere negligence