Powell v. State

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The conviction is for failure to stop and render aid; the punishment, one year in jail and a fine of $500.

The indictment alleged that appellant, while operating and controlling an automobile, struck Thomas Abner Langford with said automobile and injured him, and that appellant unlawfully failed to stop and to render to Thomas Abner Langford all necessary assistance by failing to carry Thomas Abner Langford to a physician and surgeon for treatment required by reason of such injuries.

The undisputed evidence shows that a 1951 Ford automobile traveling at a high rate of…