Meeks v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

Daniel Meeks was indicted for two counts of first degree vehicular homicide. He was convicted by a jury and appeals the denial of his motion for new trial.

At trial, Officer James West, a member of the Gwinnett County DUI Task Force, testified that shortly after midnight, he arrested a drunk driver traveling north on Interstate 85 (“1-85”) just south of Jimmy Carter Boulevard. Officer Chris Magill arrived at the scene and offered to stay with the arrested driver’s car until the tow truck arrived while West took the driver to jail. Magill’s police car was parked in the emergency…