Vargas v. State

OPINION

DORSEY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction of involuntary manslaughter arising out of an automobile accident caused by appellant’s intoxication. On July 5,1984, appellant ran a red light and hit the car of Roger Oakley, who was seriously injured and died a short time later. A state trooper and several witnesses had observed appellant at the scene of the accident and each testified that, based on their observations, they felt appellant was intoxicated at the time. The results of a blood test, based on a sample taken at the hospital shortly after the accident, established that…