Show 0 Jury fury Declares Driver Guilty Guilty The two-day two trial in Third District Court Summit County Courthouse in Coalville ended the de defendant defendant de- de with the jury finding Wayne Joseph Holmes 22 years of age guilty of automobile automobile automobile auto auto- mobile homicide The felony carries a sentence of one to ten years in the penitentiary and a possible fine Sentencing will be on March 31 in Coal- Coal ville vile The defendant was accused of driving a car while under the Ule influence of intoxicating liquor and causing a two car collision resulting in the death of Gary GaryA A A. A Solis age 24 of Salt Lake City a a native of Park City the son of Mr and Mrs Pete Solis of this city The jury of seven men and one woman heard testimony for two days with Judge Allen B. B Soren- Soren sori son presiding District Attorney Maxfield Utah utah Coun County y presented pre pre- presented presented pre pre- solid evidence evidence to the jury fury with p p primary r i m m a r ry y witness Danny Wright Utah State Highway Highway Highway High High- way Patrol giving factual testimony testimony mony of his investigation of the accident of September 26 1969 The prosecution brought out that the defendant while driving driving driving ing east on Highway 40 just below the Summit Park entrance was negligent as well as in in- in The defendants defendant's car crossed two lanes of traffic hitting the Solis car which was traveling west on the highway The defense attorney Robert was unable to discount discount discount dis dis- dis- dis count the evidence brought into the trial The jury deliberated 55 minutes before bringing Inthe in inthe inthe the verdict of guilty Mr Holmes is out on bail of 2000 until sentencing He is a native of Council Bluffs Iowa and was on his way home when the accident happened He had been living in Salt Lake City while employed by a railroad company and was laid oft off the morning of September 25 |