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Friday, October 9, 2026
Courthouse News Service
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Wrong-way highway

BEAUMONT, Texas — A Texas appellate court upheld the conviction of an 18-year-old who committed intoxication manslaughter of a police officer when he drove on the wrong side of the highway. He lacked a driver’s license, was driving from a party where he was drinking, and his blood alcohol level was over the limit.

Read the ruling here.

Categories / Appeals, Briefs, Criminal

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