Hoffer v. State

Birdsong, Judge.

Appellant Hoffer appeals his misdemeanor convictions of running a red light in violation of OCGA §§ 40-6-20 and 40-6-21 and of homicide by vehicle in the second degree in violation of OCGA § 40-6-393 (b). The trial court ruled that the offenses merged for sentencing and sentenced Hoffer to serve one year in the county jail, to pay a $1,000 fine, and to have his driver’s license suspended for one year.

This case arises from an intersection collision between a car driven by Hoffer and another car, a red Mustang. The passenger in the Mustang died of injuries sustained in the…