State v. Young

Green, J. *

Bradley Young appeals his conviction of two counts of vehicular homicide. He contends the court erred by (1) refusing to admit prior instances of misconduct pur suant to ER 404(a), (b) and ER 406, and (2) refusing a jury request to clarify a jury instruction. We reverse.

In the early morning hours of April 17, 1985, a pickup truck owned and driven by Mr. Young went out of control near Bremerton and left the road, injuring Mr. Young and killing the two passengers, Vince Setzer and Curt Pelham. As a result, Mr. Young was charged with two counts of vehicular homicide pursuant to RCW…