Egle v. People

The plaintiff in error, who will hereinafter be designated as defendant or Egle, brings writ of error from a conviction for causing the death of one John Bell by driving in a careless manner while operating an automobile under the influence of intoxicating liquor as prohibited by C.R.S. ’53, 40-2-10.

The statute under which Egle was charged reads in pertinent part as follows:

“Any person while under the influence of intoxicating liquor . . . , who causes the death of another by operating'or driving an automobile ... in a reckless, negligent *219or careless manner, or with a wanton or reckless…