After the jury handed down the guilty verdict, the defense and prosecution commented on the rarity of marijuana DUI cases.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. —
The Virginia Beach man on trial for hitting two women with his pickup truck has learned his fate.
It took a jury two hours to find Nathan Poole, 26, guilty on all charges, including DUI, DUI maiming and involuntary manslaughter DUI.
In August 2022, Virginia Beach Police say Poole crashed into Rosa Blanco, 76 and her cousin, Conception, in Town Center. Blanco died at the scene.
According to court documents, Poole failed some field sobriety tests and allegedly told officers he’d smoked marijuana.
The family of the victims are calling the conviction a relief.
Meanwhile, his attorneys still argue marijuana is not to blame for this accident.
“The indicators were not there, I felt, and that’s what we put forth in front of the jury,” said defense attorney Diane Toscano.
After the jury handed down the guilty verdict, the defense and prosecution commented on the rarity of marijuana DUI cases.
“This will probably be a case that people are…
