People v. Scarlett

Opinion by

Judge PLANK.

Defendant, William E. Scarlett, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of vehicular homicide. We affirm.

While driving his pickup truck, defendant saw an obstacle ahead in the road. After his vehicle skidded to a stop, defendant realized that he had struck and killed a child who had been riding a bicycle.

A subsequent police investigation indicated that defendant was speeding and that his blood alcohol level following the collision was between 0.020 and 0.046 grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood. Defendant was charged…