Last Wednesday night, a 23 year old woman was killed in the parking lot of a Dallas area strip club, when she was run over by "monster truck" backing out of a parking spot.
The driver of the truck had no idea that he had hit the woman, and did not stop until he was flagged down by another individual further down the lot. Kacey McKenzie, an employee of the Spearmint Rhino, died at the scene. 27 year old Eric Crutchfield was arrested for intoxicated manslaughter and driving on a suspended licence. He has two priors for possession of a controlled substance.
I was somewhat confused on the intoxicated manslaughter charge. I've never heard of it before. It turns out that Texas is one of the few states in the country that specifically has a law in place in the event of manslaughter by DUI. It obviously occurs that often. It's a second degree felony.
The driver of the truck had no idea that he had hit the woman, and did not stop until he was flagged down by another individual further down the lot. Kacey McKenzie, an employee of the Spearmint Rhino, died at the scene. 27 year old Eric Crutchfield was arrested for intoxicated manslaughter and driving on a suspended licence. He has two priors for possession of a controlled substance.
I was somewhat confused on the intoxicated manslaughter charge. I've never heard of it before. It turns out that Texas is one of the few states in the country that specifically has a law in place in the event of manslaughter by DUI. It obviously occurs that often. It's a second degree felony.
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