Turner v. State

TAYLOR, Presiding Judge.

The appellant, Danny Wayne Turner, was convicted of three counts of vehicular homicide, in violation of § 32-5A-192, Code of Alabama 1975, and one count of leaving the scene of an accident, in violation of § 32-10-1, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced to 3 terms of 5 years and 1 term of 10 years to be served consecutively in the state penitentiary.

The evidence tended to show that on October 27, 1988, the appellant, while driving a loaded tractor trailer truck, ran a red light at the intersection of U.S. Highway 78 and Bryan Road in Sumiton, Alabama. This traffic…