Judgment unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
Defendant was properly convicted of vehicular manslaughter (Penal Law § 125.12) for causing the death of his passenger. Defendant's act of driving while intoxicated was sufficient evidence of a "gross deviation" to support the jury's determination that defendant had acted with criminal negligence (see, People v Holt,
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