Legal Opinion
Walden v. Commonwealth
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided January 17, 1991No. 88-SC-860-MRPublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
On April 16, 1988, the appellant, Burton R. Walden, was operating his van on a two-lane country road in Madison County, at a high rate of speed, when he dropped a wheel off the pavement, lost control, crossed the center line, and struck a vehicle occupied by Vickie S. Hall, causing her death. Police found empty beer cans in the back of Walden’s vehicle, and he smelled “pretty strongly” of alcohol. A blood alcohol sample drawn at a nearby emergency room tested out to .297%. A qualified expert witness testified this was not far short of the 0.3% reading at which the average…
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