State v. Dailey, 2006-Ca-0012 (5-23-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, William J. Dailey, Jr. appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence entered in the Morrow County Municipal Court upon a jury's verdict finding appellant guilty of vehicular homicide, a misdemeanor of the first degree, in violation of R.C. 2903.06(A)(3).

{¶ 2} The instant cause arises out of a fatal automobile accident in Morrow County involving the appellant, William J. Dailey, Jr. and Scott L. Carpenter. The decedent, Sylvia Rayetta Stewart, was riding as a passenger in Mr. Carpenter's car at the time of the collision.

{¶ 3} At approximately 9:00 a.m.…