Opinion
October 23, 1989
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Glass, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
This appeal arises from an incident in which the defendant, who had been drinking, drove a van through a red light and struck a pedestrian. The defendant argues that he cannot be convicted of both assault in the second degree, which involves recklessness, and vehicular assault in the second degree, which involves negligence, because these crimes involve inconsistent mental states. The record reveals, however, that the defendant never raised this point at trial and as a result has not preserved the issue for appellate review (see, People v Smith, 144 A.D.2d 505; People v Moloi, 135 A.D.2d 576; People v Paxhia, 140 A.D.2d 962; CPL 470.05).
The defendant also claims that the results of the breathalyzer test were improperly admitted, violating his due process right to a fair trial. Again, the defendant failed to raise this issue at trial, and therefore, this question also has not been preserved for appellate review.
Considering the circumstance of this case, we decline to reach the unpreserved issues in the exercise of our interest of justice jurisdiction. Mollen, P.J., Bracken, Rubin and Sullivan, JJ., concur.