Baird v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MACKEY K. HANCOCK, Justice.
Appellant, Brett Thomas Baird, appeals his conviction for violation of duty upon striking a fixture or landscaping legally on or adjacent to a highway. Appellant was sentenced to 120 days incarceration in the Denton County Jail, probated for 15 months, and fined $1,000. We affirm.
Background
At or about 12:30 a.m., on Saturday, October 30, 2004, appellant lost control of the vehicle he was driving, jumped a curb, and struck a fence. The accident caused significant damage to the fence and appellant’s vehicle. Following the accident, appellant made a brief…
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