Elliott v. State

The county court at law found appellant guilty of driving while intoxicated, first offense, and assessed punishment at incarceration for ninety days and a $400 fine. Act of May 27, 1983, 68th Leg.R.S., ch. 303, § 3, 1983 Tex.Gen.Laws 1568, 1574 (Tex.Rev.Civ. StatAnn. art. 6701Z-l(b), (c), since amended and codified at Tex. Penal Code Ann. §§ 49.04). The court suspended imposition of sentence and placed appellant on probation for eighteen months.

On October 6, 1993, a pickup truck driven by appellant struck the rear of another pickup as the vehicles were exiting the Central Texas Expressway in…