Prosecutors say he was drunk. The defense says he was just confused.
Jurors heard the closing arguments Thursday in the trial of a man charged with causing the death of another in a 2018 wrong-way crash.
Justin Whaley, 42, faces eight charges including vehicular homicide for a July 3, 2018, crash. He pleaded not guilty Tuesday, the first day of his trial.
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He was heading home from a friend’s house around 5:40 a.m. when he turned around on Highway 111 and began driving the wrong way, witnesses testified. He then hit James Brumlow’s car head-on. Brumlow, 36, died from the crash.