Quaile v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

On May 23, 1983, an automobile driven by the appellant, Christopher Quaile, collided with an automobile driven by Mrs. Fannie Mae Kendrick. The latter was taken to the Upson County Hospital, where she soon died due to a broken neck, internal injuries, and a fractured cranium. The appellant subsequently was tried and convicted of homicide by vehicle in the first degree and operating a motor vehicle without insurance.

The appellant admitted that during the three-hour period before the collision he had drunk three beers (and that beer cans were in his car at the time of the…