Conboy v. State

KRAUSER, Judge.

While under the influence of alcohol, appellant, David Con-boy, crashed a Ford van into a ditch by the side of a state road. The van contained construction equipment and was littered with alcoholic beverages. Leaving the badly damaged vehicle where it lay, appellant fled the scene of the accident only to return later, in a taxicab, to retrieve his belongings and the equipment. His return, however, was met by more than a wrecked vehicle. A state trooper had arrived and was investigating the accident.

As the trooper approached the cab, he asked appellant whether he was “Mr.…