STATE v. SALAS

No. 12644-7-III.

74 Wn. App. 400 (1994)

873 P.2d 578

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. EFRAIN SALAS, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Three.

May 26, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul J. Wasson, for appellant.

John D. Knodell, Prosecuting Attorney, and Jerald R. Hamley, Deputy, for respondent.


SCHULTHEIS, J.

A jury convicted Efrain Salas of vehicular homicide. On appeal he challenges the court's jury instruction on the elements of the crime and the special verdict form used with it, and the sufficiency of the evidence. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

On April 3, 1992, Mr. Salas, Miguel Soto and Humberto Jimenez were driving north on SR 243 in a Dodge. In the intersection where SR 243 joins SR 26, at about 6:30 p.m., the Dodge collided with...

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