Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE ATT~RNEV GENER.%i . STATE OF TEXAS JOHN CORNYN January 14,2002 The Honorable Phil Garrett Opinion No. JC-045 1 Palo Pinto County Attorney P. 0. Box 190 Re: Whether a driver who falls asleep and drives Palo Pinto, Texas 76484 off the road has committed an offense under section 545060(a) of the Transportation Code (RQ-042 1-JC) Dear Mr. Garrett: You ask whether a driver who falls asleep and drives off the road has cornmitted an offense under section 545.060(a) of the Transportation Code. See TEX. TRANSP.CODEANN. 8 545.060(a) (Vernon 1999) (offense of failure to drive in a single…