Guardado v. State

Appellant, Juan Guardado, appeals his judgment, convicting him of DUI manslaughter (Unlawful Blood Alcohol Level (UBAL)) and sentencing him to ten years’ imprisonment. We reverse Guardado’s conviction and remand for a new trial.

On October 7, 2005, Guardado was involved in a three-vehicle crash on 1-595 in Broward County, Florida. The two passengers in Guardado’s car were killed. When Trooper Anderson arrived at the scene, he saw Guardado in the driver’s seat with injuries to his face; the other two occupants did not appear to be alive. Guardado was extracted from the car and taken to Broward…