A Dallas woman was found guilty of intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault for the deadly crash involving an SMU student on a Central Expressway feeder road. Lynless Pollis had nearly four times the legal limit of alcohol in her blood after the crash, according to a toxicology expert. Testing after the crash showed she had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.294%, toxicology chemist Brittany Welch testified at Pollis’ trial in Dallas County state district court. The legal limit for driving in Texas is 0.08%. The crash killed 19-year-old SMU student Honor Wallace in Sept. 2023. Wallace’s friend, Catherine Solberg, who was in the passenger seat of her Volkswagen Jetta, was seriously injured. Solberg testified in the trial, telling jurors she woke up in the hospital with a broken collarbone and concussion. Intoxication Manslaughter carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, and intoxication assault carries up to 10 years. Pollis likely would have consumed six to 11 standard-sized alcoholic beverages — or three to five larger drinks or doubles — to reach a blood alcohol level that high, Welch said. Pollis’ Lexus SUV ran a red light, according to Dallas Police. The fatal crash happened on Sunday, Sept. 24, at about 4:20 p.m. near the exit of Monticello Ave. and U.S. Highway 75. Police said Wallace had the green signal light at the northbound N. Central Expressway service road. Pollis was also taken to the hospital. She suffered minor injuries. According to a police affidavit, Pollis’ Siberian Huskie was with her during the crash but was not injured and was released to Pollis’ father. According to the affidavit, the responding officer said Pollis had glassy eyes, slurred speech, and smelled like alcohol. Pollis said she’d last eaten at 8 a.m., had taken ADHD medication at 9 a.m., and had a margarita with tequila shots at Mutts Canine Cantina before heading home, according to the affidavit. The restaurant is less than two miles away from the site of the crash. The affidavit stated that Pollis asked about the other car several times, and “would choke up with tears and emotions.” Defense lawyers George Milner and Scott Palmer concede their client was speeding and ran a red light, but say she wasn’t drunk behind the wheel. It’s an important distinction because if jurors aren’t convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that Pollis was intoxicated, they can’t convict her of either count, according to the lawyers, and they don’t have any lesser offenses to choose from. Milner and Palmer have pointed to multiple witnesses who said Pollis did not appear intoxicated and have suggested flaws in the blood-alcohol analysis revealing she was at nearly four times the legal limit. Solberg, known as CeCe to her family and friends, met Wallace the previous year, during freshman orientation at SMU. Solberg transferred to Ole Miss University the following year but remained close with Wallace and came to visit her at the start of their sophomore year. Wallace was from Grosse Pointe, MI. The sophomore was majoring in Spanish and English. Click here to read more on this report from our partners at The Dallas Morning News. ...read more read less