Hurt v. State

BAKER, Judge.

Defendant-appellant, Sarah R. Hurt (Hurt), appeals her conviction for operating while intoxicated, a Class D felony. 1 We affirm.

At approximately 12:45 a.m. on March 23, 1989, Lacey Golden was awakened by his wife who informed him someone had driven through the front yard and hit a tree. Golden went outside to investigate and saw the car which had impacted against the tree. When he opened the car door, he observed Hurt lying down and smelled the strong odor of alcoholic beverages. He also saw empty beer cans in the back seat. His wife had already called the police and Golden…