Torrance v. State

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Following a trial by jury, John Torrance was convicted of one count of driving under the influence of alcohol (OCGA § 40-6-391) and one count of following too closely (OCGA § 40-6-49). On appeal, he contends the trial court erred in granting the State’s motion in limine, and also erred in failing to grant appellant’s motion for directed verdict on both charges.

Appellant admitted he had consumed three beers at a bar-and-grill over a five-hour period. When he left the bar he drove along Interstate 285, traveling in the second lane from the left. An 18-wheel tractor…