State v. Chavez

WILKINS, Justice:

Defendant appeals from a jury verdict of guilty of automobile homicide in violation of Section 76-5-207,1 and from the judgment entered thereon by the District Court for Salt Lake County. Reversed and remanded for a new trial.

This case involves an automobile collision which occurred at the intersection of State Street and 3900 South Street in Salt Lake City, at approximately 10:45 p. m. on the evening of July 21, 1977. Witnesses who were present at the scene testified that defendant was driving at a high speed, northbound on State Street, but in a 10-foot-wide cement gutter,…