DRUG CONVICTION OVERTURNED

Jeffrey Don Ireland's drug conviction - in connection with running a
red light in Taylorsville three years ago and killing a 19-year-old
woman - has been overturned by the Utah Court of Appeals.

Ireland went to prison after pleading guilty to third-degree felony
unlawful possession of a controlled substance and a misdemeanor count
of driving with a measurable amount of drugs in his system. His blood
tested positive for marijuana and methamphetamine, but prosecutors
offered no evidence as to where he consumed the drugs.

The appeals court said metabolization of a substance introduced
earlier cannot be considered "consumption." Otherwise, drug addicts
would be subject to "continuous guilt," and those who had used drugs
months or even years earlier could be prosecuted.

Angel Garcia died instantly on Nov. 3, 2001, after Ireland ran a red
light at 1300 West and 4000 South.