Vaughan & Sons, Inc. v. State

This case is before us on remand from the Court of Criminal Appeals. It involves the criminal prosecution of Vaughan & Sons, Inc. (hereafter referred to as Vaughan), a Texas corporation, for criminally negligent homicide. Vaughan and Sons, Inc. v. State, 649 S.W.2d 677 (Tex.App.-Texarkana 1983), rev’d, 737 S.W.2d 805 (Tex.Crim.App.1987). The State alleged that Vaughan, acting through two of its agents, caused the death of two individuals in a motor vehicle collision. A transport truck operated by Vaughan malfunctioned and stalled in a moving lane of traffic. Approximately six hours later,…