Texas woman sentenced to 7 years in prison and one year on probation for fatal DUI crash.
Linley Pulis, who was sentenced to prison in a fatal DUI crash, must return to jail in Dallas for 15 days each year on dates corresponding to the victims' birthdays and the anniversary of the crash in 2023.
A Texas woman accused of killing a college student in a drunken driving crash has been sentenced to seven years in prison and will return to prison for 15 days of probation each year.
Lynley Pulis, 30, was sentenced Wednesday after being convicted of first degree manslaughter and drunken driving in the September 2023 crash that killed 19-year-old Southern Methodist University student Honor Wallace and critically injured her friend, Kathryn "CC" Solberg, Dallas Morning News reported.
State District Judge Jennifer Ballido also ordered Polis to serve 10 years of probation, including 15 days of jail time per year, upon his release from prison.
According to this newspaper, some of the dates required by the prison coincide with the birthday of the victims, the policeman's birthday and the anniversary of the fatal accident.
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Lynley Pulis, 30, was sentenced to seven years in prison after being convicted of manslaughter and drunken assault in a 2023 crash in Dallas that killed a college student. (Facebook)
The verdict came after nearly three hours of jury deliberation following a two-and-a-half-week trial.
During the trial, Solberg's father, Bobby Solberg, gave an emotional victim impact statement and criticized police for putting pressure on the families during the lengthy trial.
"You were too drunk to admit it. You made us sit through this trial for three weeks," Solberg said.
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A Texas woman convicted of a fatal drunken driving accident has served more prison time each year during her probation after being sentenced. (Dallas County Jail/Southern Methodist University)
Wallace's father, David Wallace, also confronted police in his victim impact statement.
He said: You took the most valuable gift from us with your selfishness. "Own it. Own what you did."
On September 24, 2023, Wallace was driving his Volkswagen Jetta through a green light in Dallas when a Lexus SUV collided with his vehicle.
Wallace was pronounced dead at the hospital, while Solberg, the Jetta's passenger, suffered a shoulder injury and a concussion. He was later diagnosed with brain damage, according to the Dallas Morning News.
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Linley Polis was found guilty in connection with the September 2023 crash that killed 19-year-old Honor Wallace and injured another student at Southern Methodist University. (Facebook)
According to expert witness testimony cited by the newspaper, the cop was traveling 67 mph in a 35 mph zone and went through a traffic light that was red for at least five seconds.
A police husky named Tequila, who was also in the car, was not injured.
The newspaper reported that the test showed Polis had a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.294%, nearly four times the Texas legal limit of 0.08%.
According to the initial arrest affidavit, when officers interviewed the policeman at the hospital, they noticed that the policeman had glassy eyes, slurred speech and smelled of alcohol.
His lawyers sought probation instead of prison time, citing his lack of prior felony convictions.
Defense attorney Scott Palmer said in his closing arguments that Pulis was "a good person who made a terrible decision."
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