People v. French

Defendant, Oscar French, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon jury verdicts finding him guilty of reckless vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of an accident involving death, both class four felonies. Defendant also appeals the aggravated range sentence imposed upon his vehicular homicide conviction. We affirm.

While driving in a construction zone at a speed in excess of the posted limit, defendant hit the car traveling ahead of him, crossed into the opposite lane, and crashed head-on into an oncoming car. Defendant fled the scene of the accident on foot before police arrived.…